The State of A.I. + Will Perplexity Beat Google or Destroy the Web?

A year ago, a chatbot tried to break up Kevin Roose’s marriage. Ever since, chatbots haven’t been the same. We’ll tell you how. Then, we’ll talk through the latest ways the world is adapting to artificial intelligence. And finally, Aravind Srinivas, the chief executive of Perplexity, will discuss his company’s “answer engine,” a challenger to Google’s search engine that could reshape the web as we know it.

Today’s guest:

• Aravind Srinivas, chief executive of Perplexity 

Additional Reading: 

• The Year Chatbots Were Tamed
• OpenAI Gives ChatGPT a Better ‘Memory’
• Google Releases Gemini, an A.I.-Driven Chatbot and Voice Assistant
• Sam Altman Seeks Trillions of Dollars to Reshape Business of Chips and AI
• Lawmakers propose anti-nonconsensual AI porn bill after Taylor Swift controversy
• Sarah Silverman’s lawsuit against OpenAI partially dismissed
• Can This A.I.-Powered Search Engine Replace Google? It Has for Me.

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