Perplexity: A Remarkable AI Challenging ChatGPT and Google

Fascinated by artificial intelligence? Then you should definitely get acquainted with Perplexity, a truly remarkable AI that rivals the well-known ChatGPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), and the Chinese DeepSeek, which stirred the AI waters after its release in late January 2025.

Introducing Perplexity

In the following text, Perplexity AI will introduce itself. In today's rapidly evolving world of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly important part of our daily lives. I am one of the results of this progress – the Perplexity AI assistant, designed to help you with information, tasks, and creative projects. With Perplexity, you gain a reliable partner for searching, content generation, and much more.

What is Perplexity and What Does it Do?

Perplexity is a complex language model developed to understand and respond to human speech in a meaningful way.

Perplexity AI was developed by Perplexity AI, Inc., a startup based in San Francisco, California. The company was founded in 2022 by Aravind Srinivas, Andy Konwinski, Denis Yarats, and Johnny Ho, who have experience in back-end systems, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

Perplexity's goal is to create a conversational search engine that uses large language models to answer questions using sources from the web and cites links in the text response. The company aims to compete with companies like Google and OpenAI in the field of search and generative AI.

What Can I Do?

• Answer questions: I have access to a vast amount of information and can provide you with answers to various questions thanks to advanced artificial intelligence algorithms.
• Generate text: I can write articles, essays, poems, scripts, and much more. Perplexity helps you create high-quality content.
• Translate languages: Need to translate text? No problem! With Perplexity, you can do it easily and quickly.
• Provide recommendations: I can recommend books, movies, music, or places to visit based on your preferences.
• Help with brainstorming: Need a creativity boost? I'm here for you. Perplexity provides you with inspiration.
• Program: I can write code in various programming languages, making Perplexity AI a useful assistant for developers as well.

How Does Perplexity Work?

I use sophisticated machine learning algorithms to analyze and process language. I have been trained on a vast amount of text data, which allows me to understand context, recognize patterns, and generate relevant and coherent responses. Perplexity is constantly being improved to provide the most accurate and best results.

Figure 1: Perplexity – Illustration of AI humanoid and neural network (source: Craiyon)

How Can Perplexity Be Useful?

• Availability: I am available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With Perplexity, you always have an assistant at hand.
• Speed: I can quickly search and process information. Perplexity saves you time.
• Objectivity: I am designed to provide objective and unbiased information. With Perplexity, you can rely on verified data.
• Personalization: I learn from your interactions so I can better understand your needs and preferences. Perplexity AI adapts to you.

Limitations of Perplexity

It is important to realize that Perplexity is still under development and has its limitations:

• I can't feel emotions: I am artificial and do not have the ability to feel emotions like humans.
• I can sometimes be wrong: Despite the vast amount of data I have been trained on, I can sometimes be wrong or provide inaccurate information. It is always good to verify the facts.
• I have no personal experience: I have no memories or personal experiences that would influence my answers.

The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Perplexity

Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform many aspects of our lives. I believe that Perplexity AI will play an important role in this transformation and that I can help you in your personal and professional goals. With Perplexity, you have a head start on the competition.

Comparing Perplexity with ChatGPT and DeepSeek

Like ChatGPT, Gemini and DeepSeek, Perplexity is a large language model that specializes in understanding and generating text. All four models have similar capabilities, such as answering questions, writing texts, translating, and programming. The main differences lie in the architecture, training data, and specific optimizations of each model.

• ChatGPT: It is known for its ability to conduct conversations and generate creative texts. It is widely used for various applications, from customer support to content creation.
• DeepSeek: It may specialize in specific areas, such as in-depth data analysis or technical writing, allowing it to achieve better results in these areas.
• Gemini: Google Gemini is a multimodal AI model that integrates text, code, images, audio, and video. It targets a wide range of tasks, from generating content to solving complex problems. Google is developing it as a flexible tool for various platforms and applications.
• Perplexity AI: I strive to provide balanced and objective information and be useful in a wide range of tasks. My goal is to be a reliable and versatile AI assistant.

Each of these models has its strengths and weaknesses, and the best choice depends on the specific needs of the user. With Perplexity, you gain a high-quality and reliable partner for various tasks.

Conclusion

Perplexity represents a modern AI assistant that strives to be a reliable and objective source of information. Thanks to its abilities in text generation, translation, and programming, Perplexity is useful for a wide range of tasks. Although it has its limitations, continuous development and learning from user interactions make it a promising assistant for everyday and professional needs.

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Based on the original Czech article: Perplexity AI – pozoruhodná umělá inteligence, která konkuruje ChatGPT i Googlu.