I've never used Perplexity but from what the author writes it could be the killer app. Is this really the case or is there a bit of an exaggeration. It's a fact that google has been losing market share in search, but doesn't google have the capacity to get back to where it once was?
Seek and ye shall find[...]However, only when an AI engine gives you the sources of its answers as well as an answer, will Google search face a major threat. That alpha competitor is Perplexity.Besides giving you what looks like an answer, Perplexity gives you the exact search results you need to see if the answer is right. Spoiler alert: AI answers are still wrong far too often for you to rely on. But, armed with the research Perplexity used to come up with those answers, you can work out the real answers.That, my friends, is a killer app.[...]