Microsoft Unveils Exciting New Features for AI-Enhanced Bing; Slack Introduces Slack GPT to Optimize Workflow
In Brief
The waitlist for testing the new AI-enhanced Bing in Open Preview has been lifted by Microsoft, making it accessible for all users.
The tech giant has rolled out an array of new features aimed at enhancing the user experience in Bing. Bing Chat .
Slack has launched AI-driven features within its application, including a new Einstein GPT tool designed to surface customer insights more effectively.

Microsoft announced that it has removed the waitlist for trying out the newly enhanced Bing in Open Preview, enabling anyone with a Microsoft account to dive into the latest Bing and Edge functionalities.
Alongside making the new Bing available for public testing, Microsoft has introduced several new functionalities in Bing chat, which include:
- Transitioning from traditional text searches and chats to a more dynamic, visually appealing interface that responds with rich images and videos.
- Moving from isolated chat or search sessions to continuous productivity interactions that include chat history and persistent conversations within Edge.
- Broadened platform capabilities are now available, allowing developers and third-party entities to expand upon the Bing framework.
Following the integration of Bing Image Creator into Bing Chat, Microsoft is now broadening this feature to support over 100 languages in the AI chatbot, which lets users create images in their native tongue. Building on its multimodal abilities, Microsoft is also working on adding visual search, permitting users to upload images and find related content on the web.
Future features include explore and share tools within chat, giving users the ability to share discussions with others on the platform, or to collaborate further on newly found ideas through shared tools. Soon enough, Microsoft Edge’s chat function will enhance its summarization skills for lengthy documents like PDFs and extensive web pages. Lastly, developer plugins will soon integrate into the Bing chat experience, enabling new functionalities. social media The instant messaging application for businesses is getting a boost with AI-driven features under the name Slack GPT, which include:
On the same day, Slack also unveiled A platform capable of incorporating and automating users' favorite tools, including options like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude, or allowing a custom integration to be created.
- A collection of integrated AI tools in Slack, offering features like AI-generated conversation summaries and writing assistance. Users will be able to modify their drafts, fine-tune the tone, and break down content seamlessly in the app’s message composer. language model This app also highlights AI-generated customer insights, pulling data from Salesforce Customer 360 and the Data Cloud.
- "Generative AI has tremendous potential to revolutionize the way we work. The true strength of Slack GPT lies in enabling AI to leverage valuable information from a company’s most reliable asset: its own internal knowledge,\" stated Lidiane Jones, Slack’s CEO. canvas .
- The Einstein GPT Later this year, users will have the opportunity to weave generative AI into their automated workflows using Slack’s no-code tool, Workflow Builder. This will allow the incorporation of generative AI prompts directly into their processes.
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