Are you curious about the inner workings of generative AI and the reliability of its information? One of the issues that I have had with generative content is that I would want to know where the information being presented was found. Perplexity is a unique AI chatbot that can provide well-cited and dependable information. Its user-friendly interface provides easy navigation and presents information in numbered references, ensuring you get the accurate data you need.
Perplexity is a game-changer for students, learners, and researchers. It reveals its sources and organizes them, providing direct links for further exploration. This unique feature encourages deeper engagement with the material, enhancing understanding and knowledge.
Another standout feature of Perplexity is its ability to parse through YouTube video scripts to extract information and reference which video the information was found in. This allows users like myself to pinpoint relevant videos and explore topics of interest, reducing the need to manually search (a potential of many) videos for information.
Perplexity is a great tool when you are curious about the details of the information you receive. It is available through internet browsers and as a downloadable app for iOS and Android. Discover more about it at Perplexity.ai
Here is an example of the program in use. I did a search for steps to stain a deck.
Hi Joel,
It’s nice to see some diversity starting to emerge with different AIs. As you say, this could be more useful for education or similar applications where references may be required.
I am not sure about the LLM technology behind the curtain, but I think the AIs that don’t have to cite their sources may be able to become more sophisticated faster. I would think that some of what the leading LLM AIs like Chat GPT are doing is scouring the internet and sorting massive amounts of information and putting together pieces of the best of what we know into an ‘original’ answer – in theory. My point is that they are likely producing a result that can’t be narrowed down to a few sources in most cases. Anyway, just some thoughts, but again this is why it is great to have diversity in the market place to let the best ideas win. Thank you so much for introducing me to this new Chat Bot, I am certainly going to test it out.
Hi Joel,
Thanks for bringing this to my attention again. I keep on hearing about it but it always goes to the back of my mind. I really like that it tells you where each of the pieces of information comes from instead of something more randomized. It would really help students to expand on certain topics they are still unsure about and it will show the importance of cross-referencing sources.
I will surely be investigating this further.
Jazz