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TECH T@LK

Microsoft adding AI-powered YouTube testing ‘1080p

Bing chatbot functionality to Premium’ streaming option

mobile, Skype for mobile app users

merican tech giant Microsoft Users have the option of hav- or viewers that stream You- available.
is now bringing the AI-based ing one-on-one conversations with Tube using a mobile app, the To satisfy consumers’ requests
ABing chatbot to mobile and Bing or adding it to group chats so Fvideo-sharing platform appears for higher quality mobile video view-
Skype two weeks after its original that anyone may tag it and ask a to be testing a new option. ing, YouTube may be able to reduce
launch. question. They can choose to have According to GSM Arena, a operating costs with the help of this
According to GSM Arena, a the response be in the form of bullet tech news outlet, as spotted by Red- new option.
tech news outlet, first of all, the fea- points, text, or a simplified response dit user u/KZedUK, a new option This comes shortly after Susan
ture is being added to the Bing iOS in over 100 languages. for stream quality appeared called Wojcicki’s resignation as CEO of
and Android app. The Bing button in For those who are unaware, Bing ‘1080p Premium’ described to have YouTube, albeit it has not yet been
the app would allow users who have with AI capabilities is Microsoft’s re- “Enhanced bitrate”. determined whether the move is due
been invited to the preview to initiate sponse to popular ChatGPT-style in- This new stream option will be to Neil Mohan’s appointment as the
a conversation with the chatbot. Us- telligent AI chatbots. available to YouTube Premium sub- new CEO.
ers can either tap their query or now It can respond to your inquiries scribers, in addition to the ‘regular’ As per GSM Arena, Android Po-
also just tap the microphone button verbosely and intelligently, whether 1080p option, which is quite gener- lice also speculates that the “1080p
to speak it out loud. they are straightforward like “how ously compressed. Premium” video option may also put
The homepage of the Microsoft distant is the moon?” or more com- GSM Arena has reported that 60fps and 120fps videos behind the
Edge app, which is accessible on iOS plex like “create an itinerary for a va- according to This is Tech Today the YouTube Premium paywall.
and Android, also offers similar ca- cation to Japan.” new “high-bitrate” 1080p option Meanwhile, the outlet has shared
pabilities. Users of Skype on all plat- As per GSM Arena, at the time, could address users’ desire to watch that YouTube was earlier testing an
forms will also have access to Bing’s the feature is available through in- higher-quality videos, which they “add to queue” feature from mobile
newly discovered intelligence, re- vites only and was previously only ac- address by switching to a 1440p or for Android and iOS users with a
ported GSM Arena. cessible through the Microsoft Edge 2160p (4K) streaming option when Premium subscription.
desktop browser.
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