So you want to use Microsoft's new AI-powered Bing search engine — here's how to do it

Sarah JacksonFeb 9, 2023, 18:02 IST

Microsoft's new AI-powered Bing search engine launched in preview this week. Here's how to use it and get on the waitlist for full access.Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

Microsoft's new AI-powered Bing has arrived, and one thing's for sure: It's not your grandparents' Bing.
The chatbot — developed with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT — can suggest recipes, write poems, and more.

Go to Bing.com/new in your internet browser.

Microsoft / Bing

Click the blue button that says "Join the waitlist."

Microsoft / Bing

To get on the list, you'll first need to login to your Microsoft account. If you don't have an account yet, you'll need to create one before you can log in.

Microsoft / Bing

After you sign in, you should see a message saying, "Great! You're on the waitlist." If you want to try to speed up the process, click the blue button that says "Access the new Bing faster."

Microsoft / Bing

After you sign in, you should see a message saying, "Great! You're on the waitlist." If you want to try to speed up the process, click the blue button that says "Access the new Bing faster."

You should see two steps. Microsoft says completing these will help you get quicker access to the new Bing. Just be sure you sign in to Microsoft when doing both steps so they count towards getting you quicker access.

Microsoft / Bing

You should see two steps. Microsoft says completing these will help you get quicker access to the new Bing. Just be sure you sign in to Microsoft when doing both steps so they count towards getting you quicker access.

The first task requires setting your default search engine to Bing. If you're using Google Chrome, for example, clicking on "Microsoft defaults" will take you to the Chrome web store to download the Bing search extension. Sign in with your Google account if you haven't already to add the extension to your browser.

Microsoft / Bing

The first task requires setting your default search engine to Bing. If you're using Google Chrome, for example, clicking on "Microsoft defaults" will take you to the Chrome web store to download the Bing search extension. Sign in with your Google account if you haven't already to add the extension to your browser.

The second step you can take to get Bing faster is installing the app on your phone. To get the link to download the app, you can scan the QR code with your phone's camera, or click "Microsoft Bing App," where you can enter your phone number to text yourself the link. After you finish these two steps, it's just a matter of waiting to get access.

Microsoft / Bing

The second step you can take to get Bing faster is installing the app on your phone. To get the link to download the app, you can scan the QR code with your phone's camera, or click "Microsoft Bing App," where you can enter your phone number to text yourself the link. After you finish these two steps, it's just a matter of waiting to get access.

In the meantime, you can test out some of the sample prompts now. Back on the original site, you'll see it says, "Ask anything" further down on your screen. Below that are demo queries that you can pose to the new Bing to try it out now, regardless of your waitlist status.

Microsoft / Bing

In the meantime, you can test out some of the sample prompts now. Back on the original site, you'll see it says, "Ask anything" further down on your screen. Below that are demo queries that you can pose to the new Bing to try it out now, regardless of your waitlist status.

If you hover over each of them, you'll see a more detailed prompt, as well as the option to "Try it on Bing."

Microsoft / Bing

Clicking "Try it on Bing" will open a new tab where you can see the Bing chatbot's response in a sidebar to the right, alongside the search results you'd normally see.

Microsoft / Bing

There are several other sample queries you can experiment with until you get off the waitlist. It's unclear how long that may take, but Microsoft said Tuesday that it's "going to scale the preview to millions in the coming weeks."

Microsoft / Bing

There are several other sample queries you can experiment with until you get off the waitlist. It's unclear how long that may take, but Microsoft said Tuesday that it's "going to scale the preview to millions in the coming weeks."

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So you want to use Microsoft's new AI-powered Bing search engine &mdash; here's how to do it

Go to Bing.com/new in your internet browser.

Click the blue button that says "Join the waitlist."

To get on the list, you'll first need to login to your Microsoft account. If you don't have an account yet, you'll need to create one before you can log in.

After you sign in, you should see a message saying, "Great! You're on the waitlist." If you want to try to speed up the process, click the blue button that says "Access the new Bing faster."

You should see two steps. Microsoft says completing these will help you get quicker access to the new Bing. Just be sure you sign in to Microsoft when doing both steps so they count towards getting you quicker access.

In the meantime, you can test out some of the sample prompts now. Back on the original site, you'll see it says, "Ask anything" further down on your screen. Below that are demo queries that you can pose to the new Bing to try it out now, regardless of your waitlist status.

If you hover over each of them, you'll see a more detailed prompt, as well as the option to "Try it on Bing."

Clicking "Try it on Bing" will open a new tab where you can see the Bing chatbot's response in a sidebar to the right, alongside the search results you'd normally see.

There are several other sample queries you can experiment with until you get off the waitlist. It's unclear how long that may take, but Microsoft said Tuesday that it's "going to scale the preview to millions in the coming weeks."

So you want to use Microsoft's new AI-powered Bing search engine — here's how to do it