Bobak further opines on the pros and cons of Perplexity and GPT 4.0, why the technology uses both models, the differences, and the pros and cons. Finally, our guest tells us why Brilliant Labs is open-source and reminds us why public participation is so important. 

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introducing Bobak Tavangar to today’s episode of How AI Happens. 
• Bobak tells us about his background and what led him to start his company, Brilliant Labs. 
• Our guest shares his interesting Lord of the Rings analogy and how it relates to his business. 
• How wearable technology is creeping more and more into our lives. 
• The hurdles they face with generative AI glasses and how they’re overcoming them. 
• How Bobak chose the most important factors to incorporate into the glasses. 
• What the glasses can do at this stage of development. 
• Bobak explains how the glasses know whether to query GPT 4.0 or Perplexity AI. 
• GPT 4.0 versus Perplexity and why Bobak prefers to use them both. 
• The importance of gauging public reaction and why Brilliant Labs is open-source. 

Quotes:

“To have a second pair of eyes that can connect everything we see with all the information on the web and everything we’ve seen previously – is an incredible thing.” — @btavangar [0:13:12]

“For live web search, Perplexity – is the most precise [and] it gives the most meaningful answers from the live web.” — @btavangar [0:26:40]

“The [AI] space is changing so fast. It’s exciting [and] it’s good for all of us but we don’t believe you should ever be locked to one model or another.” — @btavangar [0:28:45]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Bobak Tavangar on LinkedIn

Bobak Tavangar on X

Bobak Tavangar on Instagram

Brilliant Labs

Perplexity AI

GPT 4.0

How AI Happens

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