Episode 2: My Productivity Tools Series Perplexity.ai

Hey there! So I am not sure how many of you are still using Google. I am not. Perplexity.ai is the new AI search engine tool I am using in my everyday life and it has saved me a huge amount of time. Perplexity AI is a conversational search engine launched in 2022 that combines large language models (LLMs) with real-time web searching capabilities 1 (https://www.descript.com/blog/article/what-is-perplexity-ai) 5 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perplexity_AI) . Founded by former engineers from OpenAI, Databricks, Meta, and Quora, it differentiates itself by providing cited sources within its responses 5 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perplexity_AI) . Key Features Search Capabilities * Uses multiple AI models including GPT-3.5, GPT-4, Claude, and Google DeepMind's Gemini 1 (https://www.descript.com/blog/article/what-is-perplexity-ai) * Provides real-time information from across the internet with cited sources 6 (https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/faq/how-does-perplexity-work) * Maintains contextual memory for natural follow-up questions 2 (https://learnprompting.org/blog/guide-perplexity)