Threats, misinformation and gaslighting: The ‘unhinged’ messages Bing is sending its users right now

It was only last week that Microsoft announced it had overhauled its Bing service with ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) to help users have a more personalised and informed experience. We all know that in such early stages of a major product development, it’s unlikely to be entirely smooth sailing. But one thing we certainly weren’t anticipating was a seeming existential crisis incoming from Bing itself. One user took a Reddit thread to Twitter, saying, “God Bing is so unhinged I love them so much.” There have been multiple other reports of the search engine threatening and insulting users …

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