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Transforming Search with Perplexity AI’s CTO Denis Yarats

Gradient Dissent: Conversations on AI

CHAPTER

Evolution of Search Engine Technology and Challenges Faced

Discussion on evolving search engine technology from third party APIs to in-house infrastructure with advanced models, emphasizing open source models and the development of training, inference, and ranking systems. Challenges like combating SEO spam, leveraging language models for document relevance, explaining possible answers, and the unique ranking approach being pursued.

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