Here are 10 things to know about Perplexity AI, the AI search engine that received support from Jeff Bezos and NVIDIA
Perplexity AI, a rising player in the search engine industry, has recently made strides in challenging major competitors like Google and Microsoft. Despite being only a year old, the AI-powered search engine has secured an impressive $73.6 million in series B funding, totaling its funding to $100 million. This financial boost will be utilized to further improve the capabilities of its AI-driven search engine. In addition to its existing investors, Perplexity has successfully attracted new backers such as NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos, Balaji Srinivasan, Guillermo Rauch, and more.
Perplexity AI: 10 things you need to know
1. It integrates web directories with AI models for a seamless user experience. The platform aims to eliminate the need for users to browse through various links, ads or sponsored posts, providing a chat experience with accurate information.
2. Unlike traditional search engines, Perplexity AI provides a chatbot-like interface that allows users to ask questions in natural language.
3. Obfuscation improves the search experience by allowing users to explore details through relevant sources and citations. Emphasizing accuracy and transparency, the startup aims to replace the boring information search process in a more efficient way, promoting accelerated learning and research.
4. It leverages OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 to provide answers to all user questions in its free version.
5. In particular, Perplexity stands out from Google and Microsoft because it does not display links and ads in its results, providing a unique proposition in a competitive environment.
6. Perplexity has a versatile set of tools, just like a Swiss army knife, and can suggest solutions to a wide range of questions. This includes simple factual inquiries to complex conceptual inquiries. And of course it can contribute to the conversation.
7. These same tools can also be used for different use cases and solutions can be adapted to different situations. It can understand the context and respond accurately.
8. Another highlight touted is Perplexity’s desire to ensure reliability. The idea of reliability and trust is married with accuracy to draw users back every time. Added to this is the integration of artificial intelligence to provide the best solutions/answers to user queries.
9. For users looking for an enhanced experience, Perplexity offers a Pro version for $20/month, which allows customization of AI models including advanced GPT-4 and Claude-2.
10. Many features make Perplexity AI a great choice for content marketing, business intelligence, academic research, news summarization, educational tools, and more.
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