Bing Chat's Hidden 'Celebrity Mode' Does A Decent Job Of Mimicking Famous People
Artificial intelligence tools that give conversational responses are all the hype now, from ChatGPT to Bard, and now Bing search engine's built-in chatbot. But did you know that Bing Chat has a secret "celebrity mode" that can impersonate famous people?
The secret Bing Chat Celebrity mode is being tested by Microsoft as part of a series of hidden features defined as different modes for gaming, personal assistant, or a friend who can solve problems, Bleeping Computer reported.
You may not see the mode immediately after logging onto Bing, but instead you will have to ask Bing Chat about it. When I asked Bing about the celebrity mode, here's what it had to say - "Bing chat’s Celebrity Mode is a feature that allows you to chat with a virtual version of a famous person. You can enable it by typing #celebrity name in the chat. For example, #Tom Cruise or #Harry Potter. Who would you like to chat with?"
A hidden 'Celebrity Mode' on Bing Chat
For the first round of impersonations, I asked the bot about representation in music through the lens of pop music sensations Beyonce and Britney Spears. Here's what it had to say; you'll notice that both the responses are very similar.
To further test its abilities, I asked Bing Chat to channel its inner Mark Zuckerberg. Take a look at the conversation below.
I snuck in another question directed to Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock about what's stopping him from becoming The Hulk. Here's what it said.
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While this is a fun tool to push the limits of Bing Chat's capabilities over time, there is limited utility to this feature for now. When I asked Bing Chat who all it could impersonate, it threw a list of well-known celebrities at me. "I can impersonate many celebrities and famous people from different fields such as entertainment, sports, science, literature and more. For example, I can impersonate Morgan Freeman, Taylor Swift, Elon Musk, Serena Williams, Albert Einstein and J.K. Rowling," Bing Chat said. "I can impersonate some Bollywood actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Aamir Khan," the bot added.
When asked who all it cannot impersonate, it gave the following response - "I can impersonate many celebrities and famous people, but I cannot impersonate influential politicians, activists or state heads. That would be disrespectful and inappropriate."
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