What Exactly Is Perplexity AI?

In the simplest terms possible,Perplexity AIis a conversational AI search engine.

You’ve probably heard how bots like ChatGPT can “hallucinate” made-up facts or otherwise be unreliable.

Perplexity AI on a smartphone screen with a notebook screen in the background

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If you’ve used ChatGPT, the interface for Perplexity will be quite familiar.

This makes Perplexity an enormously useful research tool for almost anyone.

The aforementioned Pro version looks and operates the same.

Perplexity’s free web search interface showing a research summary on large optical disc technology.

Perplexity Pro web interface showing a research summary about UK mobile internet contract price increases