ChatGPT Rival Perplexity Launches AI Assistant For Android

Perplexity launches AI assistant for Android to Take on ChatGPT, Alexa and Siri: What is it?
Perplexity comes with the ability to handle real-world tasks like ride-hailing and restaurant bookings to make it a practical companion for everyday activities.
AI startup Perplexity launches assistant-like feature for Android devices
Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity launched an agent-based assistant for Android devices on Thursday as it looks to take on larger rival OpenAI's ChatGPT and incumbent assistants such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa.
Perplexity now has a mobile assistant on Android
Perplexity has turned its AI “answer engine” into a mobile assistant on Android. The new assistant can answer general questions and perform tasks on your behalf, such as writing an email, setting a reminder, booking dinners, and more.
Perplexity’s new AI agent can perform multi-step tasks on your Android device
Perplexity announced Thursday that it is beginning to roll out an agentic AI for Android devices, called Perplexity Assistant, which will be able to independently take multi-step actions on behalf of its user.
Perplexity debuts AI assistant on Android to challenge Alexa, ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity launched an agent-based assistant for Android devices on Thursday as it looks to take on larger rival OpenAI's ChatGPT and incumbent assistants such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa.
Perplexity launches an assistant for Android
AI-powered search engine Perplexity has launched an "agent," of sorts, called Perplexity Assistant, only on Android for now.
Perplexity debuts AI assistant for Android, challenges ChatGPT, Siri, and Alexa
The Jeff Bezos and Nvidia-backed startup enters the AI assistant race with its versatile Perplexity Assistant.
Perplexity unveils AI assistant on Android app as competition heats up
Generative artificial intelligence search company Perplexity unveiled its AI assistant, known as the Perplexity Assistant, on its Android app on Thursday as competition in the space continues to heat up.

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