AI Reviews #1 - Perplexity.AI
Ajay Cyril
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Ajay Cyril
Head of Product @ e& Enterprise | Winner - AI Coding, Global Prompt Engineering Championship 2024
Future of Search or just Prototyping for Google?
Perplexity.ai is hot right now, generating a lot of buzz—both positive and negative. It's been hailed as the future of search, raising millions from investors such as Jeff Bezos, but also faces accusations of plagiarizing articles and not respecting robots.txt files. It's all in a day’s work for a startup; nothing new here!
What is Perplexity.ai?
Perplexity calls itself an “answer engine” — the idea being that instead of combing through a bunch of results..
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1yPerplexity AI has built a reputation for excellence in research and providing valuable resources. However, my recent experiences have left me questioning this claim. On two separate occasions today, I requested Perplexity to search for articles on a specific topic and provide the corresponding online sources. The results were disappointing. Out of the eight or nine articles I requested, only one had an adequate source. Several links led to 404 errors, while others directed me to articles that, upon further investigation, proved nonexistent. This outcome is particularly disheartening given Perplexity's emphasis on specificity and its commitment to delivering appropriate resources and links. The discrepancy between the company's stated goals and my actual experience is concerning.
Engagement/Sr Tech Program Manager | Driving GenAI/AI Solutions for Fortune 500 Clients | Energy, O&G domain| Climate change/ tech enthusiast - LFA fellowship @ Terra.do
1yBut they seemed to have raised crazy lot of money from marquee investors.