Join the Bing ChatGPT waitlist — here's how to get early access
Microsoft's Bing search engine has a new chatbot called ChatGPT, which offers a more conversational and personalized search experience. Since its announcement, many users want to know how to get early access to Bing with ChatGPT. In this article, we will tell you how to join the Bing ChatGPT waitlist and get early access.
How to Join the Bing ChatGPT Waitlist
To join the waitlist, you need a Microsoft account and the Microsoft Edge browser. Here are the steps you need to follow:
- Open the Microsoft Edge browser.
- Go to www.bing.com/new.
- Click on "Join the waitlist."
- Type in the email and password associated with your Microsoft account, if asked.
Note that there are "multiple millions" of people on the waitlist, according to Microsoft corporate vice president and consumer chief marketing officer, Yusuf Mehdi. So, it may take some time before you are granted access to Bing with ChatGPT.
To increase your odds of being granted access faster, Microsoft recommends:
- Setting Microsoft Edge as your default browser.
- Downloading the Microsoft Edge app from the Microsoft Store.
- Logging in to your Microsoft account and running some Bing searches to increase your Microsoft Rewards points.
How to Use Bing with ChatGPT
Once you have access to Bing with ChatGPT, you can enjoy its conversational search experience. Here's how it works:
- Go to www.bing.com.
- Type your question into the search box and hit Enter.
- If you have access to the new Bing with ChatGPT, you should see a chat window appear with your query phrased as the opening line.
- You can keep chatting with Bing to learn more or refine your search. Bing serves up a slew of suggested follow-up questions after every search, but you're free to ask it your own follow-ups.
- If you ask another question, Bing returns footnotes with links to where it found the info. It also has suggestions for what you can ask next.
- You can click on thumbs up/thumbs down icons that appear when you hover over a response to let Microsoft know if the response was good or bad, respectively. You can also click on the Feedback button in the bottom-right corner if you see anything that requires more comment.
In summary, to join the Bing ChatGPT waitlist and get early access, you need a Microsoft account and the Microsoft Edge browser. Once you have access, you can enjoy the chatbot search experience and refine your search by having a conversation with Bing.
