Microsoft will ship the No Search plugin to Bing Chat soon

What you need to know

• Microsoft began testing a new feature dubbed No Search with a small group of Bing Chat users last month.
• The feature is designed to let users make use of the chatbot’s capabilities directly, rather than having it refer to the web for answers.
• The company recently disclosed that it will be launching it as a plugin, and not as a feature as expected initially.
• Technical users will be able to tackle complex math problems and code better with this neat addition.
• It’s unclear when Microsoft intends to ship this plugin to general availability. 

Last month, then head of Advertising and Web Services at Microsoft, Mikhail Parakhin, revealed that the company had begun testing the No Search feature with a small group of users (Parakhin has since been promoted to help take over for the departure of Panos Panay). For those unfamiliar with what the feature does, it lets users leverage the tool’s capabilities without having it refer to the web for answers. 

This is among the top asks by technical users and will especially come in handy for those who often use the tool to tackle complex math problems and code. With the No Search feature, users will be able to get answers directly from the chatbot rather than having it refer from the web first.