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Retrieval augmented generation
A method where relevant documents are retrieved to provide context for generating AI answers.
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Perplexity combines search with large language models to create an AI answer engine that provides citation-backed responses.
Aravind Srinivas · Aravind Srinivas: Perplexity CEO on Future of AI, Search & the Internet
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Aravind Srinivas · Aravind Srinivas: Perplexity CEO on Future of AI, Search & the Internet
Perplexity aims to personalize knowledge discovery, emphasizing the importance of human curiosity in AI development.
Aravind Srinivas · Aravind Srinivas: Perplexity CEO on Future of AI, Search & the Internet
Srinivas argues that AI's concentration of power is more about access to compute resources than model weights.
Aravind Srinivas · Aravind Srinivas: Perplexity CEO on Future of AI, Search & the Internet
Srinivas suggests that small language models trained on key tokens could disrupt the need for large models.
Aravind Srinivas · Aravind Srinivas: Perplexity CEO on Future of AI, Search & the Internet
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