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The title "Bing AI: A Major Advancement Over ChatGPT (Here's How to Use It)" refers to the period (starting in early 2023) when Microsoft launched its revitalized search engine, Bing, with integrated AI capabilities, powered by a custom version of OpenAI's large language model (LLM), which they claimed was more powerful than the free version of ChatGPT at the time.

The "major advancements" Bing AI (now largely referred to as Microsoft Copilot) were claimed to offer over the standard, free version of ChatGPT typically included:

    Always-on Web Access (Real-time Information):

        The biggest initial advantage was Bing's ability to search the live internet for up-to-date information, news, and current events. The free version of ChatGPT at the time was often limited to a knowledge base cut-off date (e.g., 2021).

    Cited Sources and Verification:

        Bing AI provided footnotes and links back to the web sources it used to generate its answers. This allowed users to easily verify the information and was a key feature for a search-oriented tool.

    GPT-4 Access (Free):

        For a significant period, Bing AI/Copilot offered access to the more advanced reasoning and capabilities of the GPT-4 model to all users for free, while access to GPT-4 in ChatGPT required a paid subscription (ChatGPT Plus).

    Integration with Search & Microsoft Ecosystem:

        The AI was deeply integrated into the Bing search results page and the Microsoft Edge browser (via the sidebar/Copilot). This made it an AI "Copilot" for the web, allowing users to chat, summarize web pages, and generate content without leaving their browsing experience.

    Multimodal Capabilities (Image Generation):

        The integration of DALL-E (Bing Image Creator) meant users could generate images from a text prompt directly within the same chat interface.

How to Use It

The instructions provided in such a tutorial would focus on:

    Accessing the Chat: Going to Bing.com and clicking the "Chat" tab (now often labeled "Copilot").

    Choosing a Conversation Style: Selecting one of the three main modes:

        Creative: For imaginative, long-form, and expressive answers.

        Balanced: For neutral, helpful, and general answers.

        Precise: For short, factual, and search-focused results.

    Prompting: Asking complex, multi-step questions that require both real-time data and creative synthesis (e.g., "Compare the current stock price of Google with Apple, and then write a social media post summarizing the last quarter's earnings for both, including citations.")

    Using the Edge Sidebar: Utilizing the AI within the Microsoft Edge browser to summarize long articles, draft emails, or analyze documents on the current web page.