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ChatGPT alternative comes to iPhone with Perplexity, offering its own AI assistant on iOS

ChatGPT alternative comes to iPhone with Perplexity, offering its own AI assistant on iOS
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  • Perplexity AI is a conversational search engine iPhone app that provides instant answers to complex questions
  • Perplexity AI is transparent in displaying the sources of its answers, while ChatGPT is prone to misinformation and biases.
  • Currently, Perplexity AI is free on App Store.
Perplexity AI is an iPhone app that allows users to ask AI questions and receive instant answers. The app is available for free download on the App Store. Perplexity AI uses a conversational search engine to provide information through a chatbot-style interface and a large language model similar to how OpenAI's ChatGPT works. When a user inputs a question, Perplexity AI's model utilizes its AI language model and relevant information from the internet to provide a corresponding answer.

Perplexity AI was released on January 20, 2023, by Aravind Srinivas and his team. Perplexity AI is a startup founded by Aravind Srinivas and Denis Yarats, who worked as research scientists at OpenAI and Facebook, respectively. The app is free, ad-free, and does not require registration.
Getting started with Perplexity AI
Perplexity AI stands out due to its ease of use. Users can start using the app immediately after downloading it from the App Store without creating an account or paying any fees. Popular search terms used by other Perplexity AI users are displayed at the top of the app, while the user's own search history is recorded at the bottom. An important feature of Perplexity AI is its transparency in displaying the sources of its answers. Following each response, the app reveals all the sources from which the information was retrieved.


Users can examine these sources in greater detail by tapping the View List button, which displays a comprehensive breakdown of each article that Perplexity AI analyzed. Users can read the sourced content directly within the app by selecting an article.

Here’s how you can install Perplexity -Ask Anything app-
  • Head to the App Store.
  • Search Perplexity – Ask Anything app.
  • Once found, tap on install.
  • Users are not required to make an account or any other form of login.
ChatGPT vs Perplexity AI
ChatGPT and Perplexity AI are both conversational AI tools that provide users with answers to complex questions. However, they differ in their primary functions and capabilities.

ChatGPT is an AI language model designed to generate human-like text and engage in conversational interactions. It can write essays, poems, and even entire stories, making it a valuable tool for content creators and writers. ChatGPT can interact conversationally, admit mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests.

On the other hand, Perplexity AI is a question-answering tool that utilizes AI language models and relevant information from the internet to provide accurate and comprehensive answers to complex queries. It combines ChatGPT and a search engine, making it a powerful tool for those seeking factual information. Perplexity AI displays the sources from which it retrieved its answers, providing transparency and enabling users to evaluate the reliability of the information.

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