The firm reportedly advised two unnamed Bing-powered search engines like google and yahoo that they can not use the index as foundation for their very own AI chatbots

Microsoft has reportedly warned two search engines like google and yahoo that use Bing’s search index that it can lower off entry to the index in the event that they use it as a basis for rival AI chatbots.

As famous by The Verge, Microsoft licenses out the Bing search index to a number of engines together with DuckDuckGo, Yahoo and extra.

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Bloomberg has reported that Microsoft has warned two unnamed search engines like google and yahoo that they can not use the index to feed information to their AI chatbots. If they proceed to take action, Microsoft might even terminate their licence.

While it’s not clear which search engines like google and yahoo have been warned, DuckDuckGo launched its personal GPT-based chatbot earlier this month.

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“We’ve been in touch with partners who are out of compliance as we continue to consistently enforce our terms across the board,” Microsoft mentioned in a press release given to Bloomberg.

“We’ll continue to work with them directly and provide any information needed to find a path forward.”