Bing Chat is here to help you with sports and make photos of koalas

Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbot can now answer a wider range of questions about team sports.

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What you need to know

Microsoft makes sure to roll out new features and improvements to Bing Chat each week. While the biggest Bing-related news from last week was the rollout ofWindows Copilot in preview, Bing Chat also gained some new capabilities.

The AI-powered chatbot is now better prepared to answer questions about sports, such as when an upcoming game is scheduled. Bing Image Creator in Skype also shipped to users, allowing people to generate images within Skype conversations.

Here’s everything that’s new, asoutlined by Microsoft:

Regardless of what you are doing, Bing Chat should be a bit faster. Microsoft improved the performance of the chatbot when answering certain questions.

In case you were curious what Bing would create when given Microsoft’s example prompt, I ran it through Bing Chat on Creative Mode. Here’s what Bing Chat made when told to “generate an image of a koala bear meditating in a forest in the style of Pablo Picasso.”

How did you ever hold a Skype conversation without images like this?

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Sean Endicott is a tech journalist at Windows Central, specializing in Windows, Microsoft software, AI, and PCs. He’s covered major launches, from Windows 10 and 11 to the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT. Sean’s journey began with the Lumia 740, leading to strong ties with app developers. Outside writing, he coaches American football, utilizing Microsoft services to manage his team. He studied broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University and is active on X @SeanEndicott_ and Threads @sean_endicott_.