Confusion: Update to audio answers

As a competitor to Google and ChatGPT, Perplexity is currently relying on user-friendly features to establish itself as an AI-powered answering machine. Perplexity currently has around 15 million monthly active users, and the number is growing. Of that, Earth Search Engine Reports According to the AI ​​startup's own information. In May 2024, the AI-powered answering machine arrived, according to data from Sameweb. To more than 85 million visitsAbove all, the special presentation of answers (rather than search results) is intended to attract users. On the one hand, this includes the fact that the puzzle displays the sources relatively prominently. On the other hand, the company increasingly relies on voice features.

Perplexity's audio options have been expanded: Android users can rejoice

Confusion, for example, has been running for a few months. With Sound HoundThe AI ​​Voice AI assistant is now powered by Perplexity’s LLM capabilities. In May, Perplexity’s chief business officer, Dmitry Shevelenko, said:

With this integration with SoundHound’s Chat AI, we’re one step closer to our goal of making Perplexity accessible to everyone across every device they use. As voice AI grows in popularity, we’re giving users easier access to the information they need, when they need it.

Perplexity now also offers more accessibility options for its audio features. The startup announced via Threads that voice-to-voice mode is now also available for Android users.