Perplexity AI to Start Running Ads Amidst Controversy

Perplexity raises $73.6M from the likes of some big names like Jeff Bezos, Naval, Balaji, NVIDIA. Just last month Mistral raised more than $400M in its second funding. AI based startups are the future I guess? https://twitter.com/AravSrinivas/status/1742918329797574709?t=MtMOF8D3AX6GodNE13pNBw&s=19

Perplexity AI was literally using Bing api for realtime search and they are already using gpt 3,4 api for LLM stuff.

Have you tried searching on perplexity ? If yes , how’s been your experience

Are you tired of spending hours searching for answers on Google, only to end up with irrelevant results and annoying ads? Perplexity AI is changing the game with its advanced search capabilities and user-friendly interface. Here are 10 reasons why Perplexity AI is superior to Google: 1. Specialized Search Experience: Delivers precise and relevant outcomes, understanding natural language queries. 2. Tailored Results: Provides intuitive results for specialized topics and handles complex questions with focused answers. 3. Deep Research Capabilities: Offers context-aware insights, ideal for research-intensive tasks. 4. Advanced AI Technologies: Utilizes ChatGPT-4o and Claude 3.5 for comprehensive summaries and direct footnotes. 5. User Interaction and Feedback Loop: Continuously fine-tunes results, learning from user preferences and behaviors. 6. Innovations in Data Privacy: Employs differential privacy and federated learning, ensuring minimal collection of sensitive data. 7. Ad-Free Experience: Provides cleaner and more focused search results, free from clutter. 8. Standardized Interface: Offers a consistent and user-friendly interface, without annoying pop-ups or hard-to-read layouts. 9. High Accuracy: Accurately answers complex questions, with proven performance in extended trials. 10. Potential to Revolutionize Search: Employs a unique approach powered by advanced AI, challenging Google's dominance. Perplexity AI is the future of search. Its speed, precision, and user-centric approach make it an indispensable tool for anyone looking for accurate and relevant information.

Amazon's cloud division is investigating Perplexity AI for potential violation of scraping rules by accessing websites that had forbidden it to do so. 1/ Scraping Practices and Plagiarism: Perplexity AI appears to rely on content from scraped websites that had forbidden access through the Robots Exclusion Protocol, and has been accused of stealing articles and engaging in scraping abuse and plagiarism. 2/ Response and Investigation: Perplexity CEO initially denied allegations, but later stated that the IP address observed scraping websites was operated by a third-party company. Amazon's investigation is ongoing, and Perplexity claims to have made no changes to its operation in response to Amazon's concerns. 3/ AI Content Usage and Violations: If the allegations against Perplexity are true, the company may be violating principles for governing generative AI and potentially engaging in improper content usage. Source: The Verge, Wired

We always doubt some. For me it was Zepto, never thought I’d see them here. But they’ve really managed to grow while Swiggy and Blinkit were around. Which other startups have surprised you by becoming big, despite all odds? Or despite not seeming like big opportunities for you?