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I like how they silently removed the web browsing (Bing browsing) chat feature after first having it disabled for several months. A proper notice about them re

I like how they silently removed the web browsing (Bing browsing) chat feature after first having it disabled for several months. A proper notice about them removing the feature would've been nice. Maybe I missed it (someone please correct me if wrong), but the last I heard officially it was temporarily disabled while they fix something. Next thing I know, it's completely gone from the platform without another peep.

PopePompus 3y ago
Yes, that was a disappointment, and I agree it looks like they aren't going to re-enable it anytime soon. However I find that Perplexity AI does a better job of using web search than ChatGPT ever did, and I use it more than ChatGPT for that reason.
- eshack94 3y ago
  Perplexity has gone downhill a lot since its initial rollout. Anecdotally, from my experience as a non-paying user of the service.
  - ashot 3y ago
    give vello.ai a try
    - sica07 3y ago
      vello.ai is very, very slow. I used it for web searching but waiting (sometimes) more than 30 seconds for a simple queries is unacceptable
      - ashot 3y ago
        it is optimized for more in depth research rather than quick shallow answers, so a different use case.
    - eshack94 3y ago
      Thanks I'll check it out. Are there other similar sites you like?
michelb 3y ago
Agreed. You’re now dependent on a third party plugin.
cooper_ganglia 3y ago
I currently have Browsing with Bing enabled as a plug-in on my account. It went away for months, but it just randomly came back about a week or 2 ago!
spencersolberg 3y ago
Just made an account to say that I currently have this feature. It was gone for a few months but it came back to me I think this past week. Not as a plugin, either, it is its own “model” to select.
- waskosky 3y ago
  Since so many others including myself don't see it, I guess that means it is getting a slow rollout which they are being extra cautious with this time.
- eshack94 3y ago
  Hey, thanks for the info! I did not know about this, but this is actually good to hear. I'll keep an eye open for it. Are you using ChatGPT or the API? Did you have to take any action to get it to reappear, or is it just a slow rollout as they re-enable?

PopePompus 3y ago

Yes, that was a disappointment, and I agree it looks like they aren't going to re-enable it anytime soon. However I find that Perplexity AI does a better job of using web search than ChatGPT ever did, and I use it more than ChatGPT for that reason.

eshack94 3y ago
Perplexity has gone downhill a lot since its initial rollout. Anecdotally, from my experience as a non-paying user of the service.
- ashot 3y ago
  give vello.ai a try
  - sica07 3y ago
    vello.ai is very, very slow. I used it for web searching but waiting (sometimes) more than 30 seconds for a simple queries is unacceptable
    - ashot 3y ago
      it is optimized for more in depth research rather than quick shallow answers, so a different use case.
  - eshack94 3y ago
    Thanks I'll check it out. Are there other similar sites you like?

michelb 3y ago

Agreed. You’re now dependent on a third party plugin.

cooper_ganglia 3y ago

I currently have Browsing with Bing enabled as a plug-in on my account. It went away for months, but it just randomly came back about a week or 2 ago!

spencersolberg 3y ago

Just made an account to say that I currently have this feature. It was gone for a few months but it came back to me I think this past week. Not as a plugin, either, it is its own “model” to select.

waskosky 3y ago
Since so many others including myself don't see it, I guess that means it is getting a slow rollout which they are being extra cautious with this time.
eshack94 3y ago
Hey, thanks for the info! I did not know about this, but this is actually good to hear. I'll keep an eye open for it. Are you using ChatGPT or the API? Did you have to take any action to get it to reappear, or is it just a slow rollout as they re-enable?