Bing said it was removing the waitlist for its GPT-4-based chat

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Microsoft’s Bing is enjoying the spotlight for the first time in a decade after releasing a GPT-based interface last month. But so far the tech giant has been cautious about the pace at which it’s rolling out its new Bing offering, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 technology. But it looks like Bing is tearing down those walls.

Microsoft, a major investor in OpenAI, appears to have removed the waitlist from the new Bing, ostensibly allowing anyone to gain instant access to the new experience. Windows Central, which first spotted this change, said users no longer have to wait to try out the new Bing. TechCrunch tested it with a few email ids (both new and old) and got access instantly. However, not all email IDs we tested had instant access.

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While Bing’s new landing page still displays the typical “Join the waitlist” button, you can log in and get access instantly. The company didn’t specify whether they’re getting rid of the waitlist entirely, but in a statement, Microsoft said it was running various experiments to get more users on board.

During this preview period, we’re running various tests that may speed up access to the new Bing for some users. We remain in preview and you can sign up on Bing.com, a Microsoft spokesperson said.

Microsoft will hold an event called “Reinventing Productivity with AI” later Thursday at 11am ET. While today’s agenda is limited to the introduction of AI-powered tools for Microsoft 356 (Office) and Dynamic 365, the company’s Salesforce competitor, it won’t be surprising if there’s an announcement for Bing as well.

The Seattle-based company is racing to integrate the AI-powered chatbot into many of its services. Last month, Microsoft introduced the GPT-4-based bot to the Windows 11 system tray. Earlier this week, the stable version of the Edge browser got the Bing AI chatbot feature.

OpenAI’s technology is proving to be a success for Bing, which recently reported that it had reached 100 million daily active users. This is to be expected, given the buzz around AI-powered chatbots and how it has attracted tens of millions of users who want to give it a try. the conversations. Earlier this week it increased the limit to 15 rounds in a conversation and 150 messages per day.

The story has been updated with a statement from Microsoft.

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