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Gradient Dissent: Conversations on AI

Transforming Search with Perplexity AI’s CTO Denis Yarats

Jun 20, 2024
CTO of Perplexity, Denis Yarats, discusses transforming search engines using AI, challenges in search technology evolution, model preferences, balancing speed and quality, role of prompting in language models, providing unbiased answers, and founding principles of tech companies.
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  • Perplexity AI utilizes advanced search engine and LLMs to provide precise answers.
  • Development of in-house classical search engine with unique content ranking system.

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Perplexity: A Leading Gen AI Application

Perplexity emerges as a top Gen AI app, focusing on providing fast and high-quality answers through advanced search engine and large language modeling technology. Initially leveraging third-party APIs, Perplexity transitioned to in-house infrastructure, utilizing cutting-edge models like GPT-4 and Opus for exceptional results.

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