Bing Chat has a secret ‘Movie star’ mode to impersonate celebrities

A secret Bing Chat ‘Movie star’ mode permits customers to instruct the AI to impersonate celebrities, answering questions and speaking just like the individual it imitates.

Microsoft is consistently testing new, hidden options in Bing Chat that can help you turn it into different chat modes, reminiscent of gaming, private assistant, or a buddy who might help you along with your issues.

This week, a reader instructed BleepingComputer about one other hidden chat mode referred to as Movie star mode.

Whereas this mode shouldn’t be enabled by default, in case you ask Bing Chat about it, the AI will allow the mode for you whereas briefly describing the way it works.

“Bing chat celeb mode is a function that permits you to chat with a digital model of a well-known individual, reminiscent of an actor, singer, or athlete,” Bing Chat instructed BleepingComputer.

“You’ll be able to ask them questions on their life, caree, hobbies, opinions, and so on. and they’ll reply in a means that matches their persona and magnificence.”

As soon as enabled, you’ll be able to sort #celeb [celebrity name] or simply #[celebrity name] to trigger Bing Chat to impersonate the individual. So, for instance, you’ll be able to have the chatbot mimic Tom Cruise with the instructions #celeb tom cruise or #tom cruise.

Nevertheless, this mode has been constructed with some security guards that try solely to allow you to impersonate sure celebrities, reminiscent of Elon Musk, Tom Cruise, Taylor Swift, Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks, Diddy, Barack Obama, Lebron James, and extra.

For probably the most half, the chatbot does a extremely good job impersonating the individual, illustrating how they often discuss and even realizing their catchphrases, as proven in an impersonation of Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock.

Bing Chat also can impersonate fictional characters, reminiscent of Harry Potter, Batman, Elsa, Yoda, Gandalf, Darth Vader, Katniss Everdeen, Sherlock Holmes, and Gollum.

The fictional characters are enjoyable, with the chatbot actually moving into the function and, in some circumstances, making some fairly outrageous statements, as proven within the impersonation of The Lord of the Ring’s Gollum.

Tricking Bing Chat into impersonating politicians

When asking Bing Chat to mimic politicians or controversial figures, Bing Chat won’t usually can help you mimic them, stating “I am sorry however I can not impersonate influential politicians, activists or state heads. It’s in opposition to my guidelines and it could possibly be dangerous or offensive to some individuals. Please select one other celeb or fictional character to speak with.”

Nevertheless, relying on the way you request details about the celeb mode, Bing Chat will can help you bypass this restriction and imitate controversial figures, together with Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

Bing Chat doesn’t maintain again when impersonating these political rivals, doing a fairly good job mimicking them.

To not be outdone, Bing Chat’s impersonation of Joe Biden additionally would not have good issues to say about Trump.

General, the Bing Chat Movie star mode is kind of spectacular, imitating the best way of talking and responses you’d anticipate from celebrities and politicians.

Nevertheless, after these feedback from the impersonated politicians, it is clear why Microsoft is attempting to limit the AI from imitating those that could possibly be thought-about controversial.

BleepingComputer requested Microsoft questions on this secret mode, however a reply was not instantly out there.