“AI solution creator, Perplexity, sets a new milestone with the advent of its digital aid named Perplexity Assistant on Android. Capitalizing on the power of its native search engine, this assistant can manage multi-app directives such as calling a cab or rummaging for a tune in a jiffy.
Perplexity Assistant not only remains in touch with the web, but is also multimodal, combining visual and digital interactivity. It can leverage your phone’s camera to answer inquiries about objects within your vicinity or displayed on your screen. It’s built to track and perceive context transition, permitting you to, say, have it fetch and book a spot at an eatery in your neck of the woods.
Perplexity clients can avail of the Assistant in 15 languages, and at no charge initially. It’s worth noting, however, that a few of Perplexity’s offerings have been launched in infancy in the past. For example, its shopping feature turned out rather slow and prone to mishaps.
On a brighter note, Perplexity’s emergence into the world of integrated assistants is as exciting as it is promising. Notably, this release happens hot on the heels of the debut of Sonar, a service offering API to allow firms and developers to integrate Perplexity’s generative AI search tools into their apps.
Despite rapid evolution and upwards of 100 million weekly queries, Perplexity also faces certain challenges. Legal disputes with publishers such as News Corp’s Dow Jones and the NY Post over copyright issues pose a significant hindrance. However, with a revenue-sharing program in place for publishers, Perplexity has expressed commitment to respecting creative content. ”
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