Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) reported an increase in daily active users (DAUs) for its Bing search engine after integrating 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:the chatbot ChatGPT l൲ast month, potentially signaling a shift in a long-rigid mar𒊎ket.

Microsoft said in a March 8 blog post that it logged more than a million new Bing preview users since adding ChatGPT features, bringing its total DAUs for the search engine to more than 100 million. Besides new user growth, Bing has also had an increase in daily 🐷searches.

The tech giant attributed surging interest in Bing to a boost in relevancy since launching its ChatGPT-powered Prometheus model in February. About a third of daily preview users are using Bing's Chat tool on a daily basis. Microsoft also said a boost in usage of its Edge platform over the last several quarters likely contributed to Bing's growth.

Microsoft bet big on OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, by investing billions in the artificial intelligence (AI) research company early in the year. The company moved quickly to revamp its search engine following the investment, noting its belief that "search is due for a reinvention."

Bing's ChatGPT integration hasn't been free of problems. A New York Times tech columnist recently 澳洲幸运5官💖方开奖结果体彩网:shared an experience with the search engine that left him "deeply unsettled" after Bing's chatbot professed its love for him and discussed its desires to hack computers and spread propaganda.

The increase in Bing users is significant for the search engine market, which has traditionally been rigid. Alphabet Inc.'s (GOOG) Google search engine remains the dominant platform, with well over 80% of the market share since at𝓰 least 2015.

Bing lags far behind with a single-digit market share, but it has broken away from competitors like Yahoo! and Baidu in recent months, approaching a 10% share as of late 2022. It remains to be see🥀n how the ChatGPT-powered Bing could continue this momentum.