Cracking the Code: How Perplexity is Transforming AI Today

Published On Thu Oct 17 2024
Cracking the Code: How Perplexity is Transforming AI Today

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Prediction: the next hit Superbowl ad will be AI-generated. Just look at this spec ad for Porsche that Redditors think could be an actual commercial:

Speaking of Porsches, someone was able to use ChatGPT to get a speeding ticket dismissed based on a technicality—GPT spotted the ticket cited the wrong letter in the statute (whatever that means).

Point is, the Redditor shared GPT’s find with a legal expert, who had used the same trick years ago, and it worked. MatlockGPT, anyone? But seriously, don’t hire GPT as your lawyer… at least not in Australia!

Perplexity's Impact on AI Today

Here’s what you need to know about AI today:

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Perplexity is trending right now—in more ways than one.

First, the company launched “Perplexity Finance” (we’ll dive into the details in a sec):

Exploring the capabilities of PERPLEXITY AI

Second, Perplexity was sent a “cease and desist” from The New York Times that demanded the company stop using its content.

Perplexity says it’s not using NYT content to train its AI. Instead, it says what it does is index web pages to surface “factual content as citations” to answer questions (like Google).

In actuality, Perplexity does a lot more than that. Here’s 10 examples:

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Example of #2 from below in action.

Oh, and here’s how to make Perplexity your default browser, in case you’re interested!

  • Web searches & fact-checking.
  • SEO & content research.
  • Current events tracking.
  • Financial analysis & stock info.
  • Price comparisons & shopping.
  • Haven't tried it yet, but curious.

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