Microsoft says Sydney is an “old codename” for a chatbot tested with some Bing users in India since 2020; sources say Sydney had less personality until 2022 (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft says Sydney is an “old codename” for a chatbot tested with some Bing users in India since 2020; sources say Sydney had less personality until 2022  —  Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot history dates back at least six years, with Sydney first appearing in 2021.