Perplexity debuts AI assistant on Android to problem Alexa, ChatGPT By Reuters

(Reuters) – Synthetic intelligence startup Perplexity launched an agent-based assistant for Android gadgets on Thursday because it appears to be like to tackle bigger rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT and incumbent assistants equivalent to Apple (NASDAQ:)’s Siri and Amazon (NASDAQ:)’s Alexa.
The Nvidia (NASDAQ:) and Jeff Bezos-backed firm mentioned the device, generally known as Perplexity Assistant, can e book dinner reservations, hail rides on apps and set reminders, amongst different actions. It’s accessible in 15 languages on Google (NASDAQ:)’s Play Retailer.
“We would like to make it accessible on iOS, and if Apple provides us the appropriate permissions, we’ll make it occur,” a spokesperson for Perplexity mentioned.
OpenAI rolled out an analogous device, known as Duties, to ChatGPT Crew and Professional subscribers final week on the internet platform.
Tech giants Amazon and Apple have additionally been growing extra superior variations of their assistants.
Final 12 months, Apple integrated Apple Intelligence into its voice assistant, Siri, and in a partnership with OpenAI, the iPhone maker additionally launched the usage of ChatGPT, with person permission. In the meantime, Amazon’s CEO, Andy Jassy, mentioned in December {that a} refreshed model of their voice assistant, Alexa, is on the horizon and anticipated to launch within the “coming months.”