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I have turned bearish on Perplexity recently, this confirms it
by nextworddev 2y ago
I have turned bearish on Perplexity recently, this confirms it
- forbiddenvoid 2y agoIt took me about 5 minutes to figure out that Perplexity wasn't the product I needed. I'm not sure this is either, but we'll try it out just the same.
- yungtriggz 2y ago@forbiddenvoid what is the product you need?
- forbiddenvoid 2y ago2005 Google Search Edit: I recognize that I may very well be in the minority, but when I use search, I am looking for sources, not answers. Everything Google has done to get in the way between me and the people who have the information I want has been a net negative from my perspective. The interjection of AI here is just doing more of that.
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- yungtriggz 2y agohave you considered the fact that they may not want you to have information?
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- marban 2y agoPerplexity was a cult in the first place.
- beng-nl 2y agoI’m surprised at all the negativity on perplexity. I think it’s a great approach (base answers on sources) and their product seems to deliver on the premise. That said, anecdotally, I find it’s a bit hit-miss: if it’s hit it’s a huge improvement over google (and a minor improvement over chatgpt), if it’s miss it’s still good but get the feeling you won’t get anywhere further by asking more questions.
- keiferski 2y agoPerplexity is a really terrible name for a product and that alone will hold it back from being a real competitor.
- Me1000 2y agoIt's not like ChatGPT (or ChatGTP as half of people call it) is much better.
- keiferski 2y agoChatGPT isn't a great name, but it's easy to say, spell, and remember. And at this point, a lot of people just know them as OpenAI, which is a great name. Perplexity sounds like a parody startup name from the Silicon Valley TV show. Way too complicated and unnatural.
- skybrian 2y agoYou’re saying that now, but getting the initials in “ChatGPT” in the right order took a while to learn, so I wouldn’t say it’s easy to remember, and it seems easy to stumble saying it, too? It’s all about familiarity. Once people learn it, it’s not hard.
- keiferski 2y agoBut it didn't matter if they were in order or not, because ChatPTG or ChatTGP all go to the same place via Google, etc. It could have been called Chat + [Any 3 characters] and been fine. Perplexity is just a nonsensical word (for those unfamiliar with the concept) that is too long and hard to spell. They'd be better off just chopping it down to Lexity, or Lex, or Plexity, or Plex, etc.
- echoangle 2y agoIsn’t perplexity a normal English word? Does an average American not know what perplexity in the usual sense is? The word has a meaning outside of AI, too. Or would they only recognize „perplexed“?
- rvz 2y agoIt's clear as to where Perplexity is eventually is going, and it will likely get acquired by Amazon. Here's why: [0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41121821 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41121821
- nextworddev 2y agoOne thing about Amazon is that I have never seen them overpay for an acquisition (as in they really penny pinch and negotiate hard). So Perplexity’s high price tag may turn Amazon off
- joshdavham 2y agoI actually like Perplexity a lot. It's really good for doing research. But if this new chatGPT search thing is better, I'm gonna switch.
- veber-alex 2y agoI have been using Perplexity with the AI engine set to Claude 3.5 Sonnet for a month now, mostly for programming related questions, and it has been amazing. I mostly stopped using google.
- speckx 2y agoI do the same but with Kagi.