Bing Chat has quickly become an AI powered chatbot cum search engine trusted by millions. However, a big part of this experience is that until now, Bing Chat can only be used when the user is online. But there is now a chance that we will see it as a viable option to use as an independent AI like how we use ChatGPT.

The information comes from Windows Latest who have already tested this feature. If you're wondering how to use Bing Chat offline yourself, this experience is reportedly only available to a "small group of users," so regular users are out of luck at the moment. This offline mode is reportedly called "no search mode". Hopefully we'll see this feature implemented in Bing Chat for everyone soon.

So why is Microsoft doing this, and how can it be beneficial? According to the sources of WindowsLatest, Microsoft has received feedback that people tend to prefer a faster overall chatbot. Bing Chat is normally slow because it searches the web and then gives you the optimal results. So now, without the Bing search mode, the AI works offline and works in an identical way to GPT, as revealed by the test. You can see how the AI behaved in offline mode below. Notice the search slider on the right, which is used to enable Bing offline mode. By allowing this mode, Bing AI Chat provides versatility.

Basically, by enabling this upcoming offline mode, users will be able to use AI directly. Then it can answer your questions without ever searching the internet for information. The test showed that Bing Chat works much faster when the search integration feature is turned off. However, it provides more outdated information for some questions. Windows Latest theorizes that Microsoft may be using a combination of GPT 3.5 and GPT 4 here. When asked what version of ChatGPT it is using, the AI refused to answer, saying it is "not allowed to discuss anything about my training data".