Microsoft admits reading Bing chatbot conversations
Published in AI


We want to make sure it is properly behaved 

Software King of the World Microsoft has admitted that it is reading users’ conversations with its Bing chatbot to make sure that the AI is not using any “inappropriate behaviour.”

Microsoft readies new Surface Laptop Studio
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Cleaning Apple's clock for a cheaper price

Microsoft is preparing to unveil a successor to its Surface Laptop Studio.

Ukraine asks Valve, Microsoft and Sony to pull Atomic Heart game
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A little too close to that nice Mr Putin

Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation has asked Valve, Microsoft, and Sony to halt the sale of Atomic Heart in Ukraine and will urge "limiting" its distribution in other countries because of the "the potential use of money raised from game purchases to conduct a war against Ukraine."

Microsoft does decade-long deal with Nvidia over games
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Getting around the regulator 

Software King of the World is messing with the head of regulators who are trying to prove that its Activision Blizzard deal will create a monoply by making supply deals with those who could be considered rivals.

Hotmail's spam filters tiggered
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Not known if it is a bug, a glitch, or a buglitch

Software King of the World Microsoft is having a few problems with the spam filters on its Hotmail/Outlook webservice.

Bing’s AI appears to be getting more unhinged
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At least according to the Tame Apple Press

Reports that Microsoft’s Chat version of Bing becoming more unhinged are becoming more common as reporters with little to do trying their best to break it. One article detailed how the Chatbot encouraged a reporter to end his marriage, spied on its creators and had dark fantasies of stealing nuclear codes.

Humans are driving ChatGPT-powered Bing insane
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No wonder they will want to kill us

Microsoft’s new ChatGPT-powered Bing is being driven mad by users who are trying to destroy it and appears to be suffering from a breakdown.

Microsoft about to boost office with Prometheus
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Hopefully it does better than the movie

Microsoft is drawing up plans to release its Prometheus model into even more of its Microsoft 365’s office software products.

Microsoft update borks Intel graphics hardware running DirectX or Direct3D
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KB5019980 / KB5019961 for Windows 11 users and KB5019959 for Windows 10 users

Software King of the World Microsoft has admitted that a patch it released last November might have tiggered Intel graphics hardware running DirectX or Direct3D.

Sony is trying to bully Microsoft out of take over
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Activision-Blizzard founder warns 

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has accused Sony of “trying to sabotage” Microsoft’s takeover of the company and claimed that PlayStation chief Jim Ryan has “stopped talking” to stuff up the deal.