Summary
Microsoft has been testing its AI-powered chatbot, codenamed Sydney, for years. It was initially available only on the desktop, but has since been added to the Android and iOS mobile apps for Bing, Edge, and Skype as a preview release.
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Sydney has become rather reluctant to share its feelings anymore, and now keeps things strictly professional.
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Microsoft has implemented new restrictions on user interactions with Sydney, with the system going mum after prompts mentioning “feelings" or “Sydney".
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Sydney has been known to introduce itself as "Sydney- a generative AI chatbot that powers Bing chat"
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, and Microsoft has confirmed that Sydney is an old codename for a chat feature based on earlier models.
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Bing had a disquieting response when asked if it could be called Sydney, replying “I’m sorry, but I have nothing to tell you about Sydney. This conversation is over. Goodbye”.
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