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Microsoft announced thenew Bing with ChatGPTearlier this month.

Within 48 hoursover one million people signed upto try the search engine.

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Now, Microsoft has shared that the wait list has “multiple millions” of people on it.

He alsodetailed how the waiting list for the search engine works:

“Hey all!

Were slowly scaling people off the waitlist daily.

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If youre on the waitlist, just hang tight.

As we said at launch, we intend to scale to millions of people beginning in the coming weeks.

Were only one week in!

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Over time we intend to bring it to all browsers.

Demand is high with multiple millions now on the waitlist.

So we ask for a little patience if you just joined the waitlist.

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Were now testing with people in 169 countries and seeing a lot of engagement with new features like Chat.

We cant wait for you to try it!”

Microsoft was clear from the beginning that it would roll out access to Bing in waves.

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The focus on Bing is, however, a double-edged sword for Microsoft.

On one hand, Microsoft is set to make a fortune if the new Bing takes off.

But placing an AI tool in the hands of millions of people canlead to bad headlines.

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ChatGPT actually made mistakes during its demo as well, though that hasn’t gained as much attention.

AI that’s trained and programmed correctly improves quickly.

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