what you need to know
- Officially, Bing Chat is only available through Microsoft’s own apps on desktop and mobile.
- That hasn’t stopped an enterprising developer from reverse engineering to work within Python in a terminal environment.
- However, you must still have received access through your Microsoft account, so this is not a workaround.
- The project is hosted on GitHub for anyone to take a look at.
The continued attention on Bing Chat doesn’t seem to be fading anytime soon, and this little project hosted on GitHub is living proof. While official access requires Microsoft apps on desktop or mobile, this project has reverse-engineered Bing Chat for access via a terminal.
Why? Why not?
It’s called EdgeGPT and it’s the work of the GitHub user acheong08. First, no, I haven’t used it personally, but it sounds pretty interesting. It is built with Python, which is easily available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It also requires that you have access to Bing Chat through your Microsoft account, although you won’t enter your account credentials.
Besides access to Bing Chat, the other thing you’ll need is at least Python version 3.8. If you don’t, it’s now available for Windows through the Microsoft Store. You’ll probably also need to be a bit of an expert in its use, and you’ll need to get a cookie editor extension for your chosen browser.
The GitHub repository explains the whole process, and while it appears to be more of a demo than a full-featured project ready for prime time, it’s still great. AI is going to be a big deal in the next few years and with backends like OpenAI that anyone can connect to, we’re going to see a lot more interesting projects like this pop up.
If the terminal doesn’t sound like your idea of a good time, you can of course use Bing Chat from any browser on your Windows PC.
