Learn 80% of Perplexity in under 10 minutes!
Summary
TLDRThis video offers a practical guide to using Perplexity, positioning it as a tool for accurate, real-time information alongside creative AI like ChatGPT and Gemini. It highlights Perplexity's settings for data privacy and conversation history, and clarifies that its Pro version doesn't grant access to other paid AI tools. The video demonstrates how to customize profiles for tailored responses and leverage the 'Focus' feature for better output quality. It showcases Perplexity's capabilities in troubleshooting and compares it with Google search, emphasizing its accuracy and efficiency. The script also introduces 'Collections' for organized research and outlines the limitations in creative tasks compared to other AI. Lastly, it touches on Pro features like preferred model settings and advanced search capabilities.
Takeaways
- 🧩 Perplexity is positioned as a tool for delivering accurate, real-time information, in contrast to Chach BT and Google Gemini which are geared towards creative tasks.
- 🔒 Perplexity allows users to exclude their data from its training process, ensuring privacy while maintaining access to conversation history.
- 💡 The free version of Perplexity is sufficient for most users, with the Pro version offering additional features like more search queries and image generation.
- 🛠️ A myth debunked: Purchasing Perplexity Pro does not grant access to other paid AI tools like Chat GBT, as they use different fine-tuning methods.
- ✏️ Custom instructions can be set in Perplexity to tailor the AI's responses to individual needs, similar to Chat ABT's custom instructions.
- 🌐 The 'Focus' feature in Perplexity lets users specify the type of sources to draw from, improving the relevance of the information provided.
- 📚 The 'Collections' feature is a standout, allowing users to create themed collections with specific AI roles and prompts for consistent, context-aware responses.
- 📊 For tasks requiring factual accuracy, such as troubleshooting or health queries, Perplexity is recommended over creative AI tools.
- 📈 Perplexity's structured approach to generating information, such as outlines for presentations, provides a clear advantage over general search engines.
- 🎨 In creative tasks like brainstorming, Perplexity may not match the output quality of Chat GPT or Google Gemini, highlighting the importance of tool selection based on task type.
Q & A
What is the main purpose of Perplexity in the AI toolkit?
-Perplexity is designed for delivering accurate and real-time information, excelling at tasks that require a high level of confidence in the answer such as deciding which supplements to take or troubleshooting software issues.
How does Perplexity differ from tools like Chachi and Gemini?
-While Chachi and Gemini are designed for high brain power creative tasks, Perplexity, along with Google search, is better suited for tasks that require factual accuracy and quick information retrieval.
What is the significance of the 'Focus' feature in Perplexity?
-The 'Focus' feature allows users to narrow down the sources Perplexity uses, which can drastically improve the quality of the output by tailoring the search to specific types of content such as news, academic sources, or social media.
Why might someone choose to use the 'Writing' option in Perplexity?
-The 'Writing' option is Perplexity's attempt at offering a more creative-oriented model that generates text without searching the web, although it's noted that paid versions of Chat GPT and Google Gemini are better at creative writing.
What is the limitation for free users regarding the 'Attach' feature in Perplexity?
-Free users can only attach and upload PDFs, not images. However, they can work around this limitation by converting images to PDFs and uploading them.
How does Perplexity provide a set of instructions for a specific query?
-Perplexity compiles information from various sources and presents a set of instructions or steps to follow for a query, reducing the need to click through multiple links on Google to find the right answer.
What is the role of 'Collections' in Perplexity?
-Collections allow users to group related queries and set specific AI roles or instructions that apply to all conversations within that collection, making it easier to manage and retrieve information on specific topics.
How does Perplexity assist with structured content creation?
-Perplexity can generate structured outlines for presentations or other content following specific frameworks, such as the SCQA framework used by consulting firms, providing a solid foundation for users to build upon.
What is the main difference between the free and Pro versions of Perplexity?
-The Pro version offers additional features like setting preferred text-to-text and text-to-image models, using the Pro Search feature up to 600 times a day instead of five, and access to the Flux image generation model.
Why might Perplexity be a better choice over Chat GPT and Google Gemini for certain tasks?
-Perplexity is optimized for accuracy, speed, and a more search-oriented approach, making it a better choice for tasks that require a high degree of confidence in the information provided, rather than creative tasks which Chat GPT and Google Gemini excel at.
Outlines
🤖 Overview of Perplexity in AI Tools
The paragraph introduces Perplexity as a tool within the AI toolkit, positioning it between high brain power creative tools like Chach BT and Google Gemini and more straightforward information delivery tools like Google search. It emphasizes Perplexity's strength in providing accurate, real-time information, particularly for tasks requiring factual accuracy. The speaker also highlights Perplexity's privacy feature, allowing users to exclude their data from training while maintaining access to conversation history. A myth is debunked regarding the Pro version of Perplexity not granting access to other paid AI tools, due to different fine-tuning methods applied by each tool. The paragraph concludes with a mention of the profile tab's self-introduction feature, which is similar to custom instructions in Chach BT, and the recommendation to customize these instructions for a personalized experience.
📚 Perplexity Features and Real-World Use Cases
This paragraph delves into the practical use of Perplexity, starting with the 'focus' feature that refines search sources to enhance output quality. It contrasts Perplexity's capabilities with Google search, demonstrating how Perplexity aggregates information from various sources to provide a comprehensive answer, as opposed to the need for multiple clicks and readings on Google. The 'collections' feature is introduced as a way to organize and maintain context across multiple queries, with examples of how it can be used for travel planning and structured presentations. The paragraph also touches on the 'writing' feature, which is Perplexity's attempt at a creative model, but notes that paid versions of other AI tools may perform better in creative writing. The limitations of Perplexity for creative tasks are acknowledged, and the paragraph ends with a comparison of Perplexity's Pro version with its free counterpart, highlighting the additional benefits of the Pro version, such as preferred model settings and more extensive search capabilities.
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Keywords
💡Perplexity
💡Fine-tuning
💡Custom Instructions
💡Focus Feature
💡Pro Version
💡Collections
💡SCQA Framework
💡Pro Search
💡Labs
💡Creative Writing
Highlights
Perplexity is positioned as a tool for delivering accurate and real-time information, as opposed to creative tasks.
Perplexity allows users to exclude their data from its training process while maintaining access to conversation history.
The free version of Perplexity offers a self-introduction section similar to custom instructions on Chatbot.
Pro version of Perplexity does not grant access to other paid AI tools like Chatbot, despite using the same underlying model.
Perplexity is optimized for accuracy, speed, and a search-oriented approach, differentiating it from other AI tools.
The 'Focus' feature in Perplexity improves output quality by narrowing down sources.
Perplexity's 'Attach' feature allows uploading PDFs, with a workaround for images by converting them to PDFs.
Real-world use case demonstrates how Perplexity consolidates information from various sources to provide instructions.
Supplementary information feature provides additional resources like videos to assist with troubleshooting.
Perplexity's 'Collections' feature allows for tailored responses and structured outlines for presentations.
Perplexity's structured approach to data and sources provides confidence in the accuracy of information.
Perplexity Pro offers additional features like preferred text-to-text and text-to-image models.
Pro users get access to more detailed searches with Pro Search, compared to the free version's limited daily searches.
Perplexity's 'Labs' feature serves as a sandbox for developers to test and integrate its language models.
Perplexity is less effective for creative tasks like brainstorming compared to Chatbot and Google Gemini.
The free version of Perplexity is sufficient for most users, with Pro offering enhanced capabilities.
Transcripts
here's a non-nonsense guide to using
perplexity first up while many of you
are familiar with Chach BT and Google
Gemini you might not know where
perplexity fits in your AI toolkit
imagine a spectrum on one end we have
tools like chbt and Gemini designed for
high brain power creative tasks on the
other end are tools like perplexity and
Google search which excel at delivering
accurate and realtime information and of
course we can't forget all the way to
the right in a league of its own we have
the internet's un disputed single source
of Truth Reddit put simply for tasks
like brainstorming editing and writing
where you don't care about factual
accuracy Chachi and Gemini definitely
deliver better outputs but if you need a
relatively high level of confidence in
your answer like deciding which
supplements to take or troubleshooting
software issues perplexity is the way to
go diving right into the settings I
really like how perplexity lets us
exclude our data from their training
process while still allowing us to
access a conversation history under the
library tab I'll talk about the pro
features at the very end since this
video is mainly on the free version but
first I need to debunk a myth other
creators are saying buying the pro
version of perplexity does not give you
access to other paid AI tools like chat
gbt even if you can select their models
here this is because even if they use
the same underlying model chat gbt and
perplexity apply completely different
fine-tuning methods for example
perplexity optimizes for accuracy speed
and a more search oriented approach if
you don't know what fine-tuning means
check out my video summarizing Google's
intro to AI course but the bottom line
here is even if you can select the same
models you do not get the same
experience as the other AI tools next
moving on to the profile tab this self-
inroduction section works just like
chatab BT's custom instructions as in
the instructions you add here apply to
all conversations within perplexity for
example Le my instruction include
structure your writing and respond like
a consultant adopt a conversational tone
use Simple language Etc and since we
only need to add this once to benefit
forever I highly recommend customizing
this to fit your needs if you're feeling
a bit lazy I'll leave a link down below
to my custom instructions and I'll also
leave a link to my workspace toolkit if
you want to make a copy of my favorite
prompts for productivity now let's
actually start using perplexity by going
back to the Home tab where you'll see
the focus feature this basically lets
you narrow down the sources you want
perplexity to use which can drastically
improve the quality of your output for
example if I'm searching for realtime
news like nvidia's most recent earnings
call I want to search the entire web for
queries around fish oil supplements I
would focus on academic sources for gym
workout recommendations I might turn to
Social and if I wanted to learn how to
perform a specific exercise I might want
to watch some videos the writing option
is perplexity attempt at offering a more
creative oriented model and as you can
see it generates text without searching
the web but again in my own personal
experience I found the paid versions of
chat GPT and Google Gemini to be much
better at creative writing the attach
feature is a bit weird in that free
users can only attach and upload PDFs
but not images at the same time though
we can just convert images to PDFs and
upload those so I guess that's a
workaround now let's go through a real
world use case how to force Wi-Fi
connection after connecting to Marriott
Wi-Fi on an iPhone since I chose to
search the entire web we can see that
perplexity Drew from a variety of
sources from Apple's help center to
Merit help center to Reddit post I can
click here to expand all sources and I
can even choose to remove sources that
are outdated or unreliable scrolling
down we see the true power of perplexity
instead of clicking to multiple links on
Google to find the right answer we are
literally giving given a set of
instructions to follow uh by the way
this actually works if you connect to a
public network but don't see the login
page you can literally just type in
example.com in your browser and this
forces the connection on the right is
what I call supplementary information uh
perplexity correctly identified that a
might be easier for me to watch a video
to troubleshoot my issue so provided a
few videos here in other instances it
might search for images to help with my
query here's an example directly
comparing perplexity to Google I search
for a country with with the most gold
medals in the most recent Olympics uh I
actually didn't know the answer going to
this by the way I didn't watch the
Olympics except for the break dancing
part and uh on Google if I click into
the first link it tells me the number of
gold medals each country has won in the
entire history of the Olympics not from
the most recent one which is a little
bit awkward and even more Awkward I had
to scroll all the way down to the fifth
link here for me to find that oh in the
most recent Olympics uh the US and China
tied in the number of gold medals and
that was a lot of clicking around and
reading to find the information we
wanted right when I type the same query
into perplexity we actually get the
correct answer right away and perplexity
even includes a bit of trivia saying
this is the first time in Olympic
history that two countries finish with
the exact same number of gold medals um
in the summer games and Google's defense
I think an apple to Apple comparison
would have been to compare perplexity to
Google's AI overview featur since those
two are in the same category let me know
in the comments if you want to see a
video on that next up let's talk about
my favorite feature and perplexity
collections diving right into an example
I'm actually visiting Japan later this
year so I ask perplexity when to visit
if I want to avoid the peak tourist
season since I know I'll be doing more
research over the next few weeks I can
click the three dots up here add to
collection and click new collection and
then give this title trip to Japan 2
since I already have an existing
collection from previously and down here
I can add an AI prompt that will apply
to the entire collection in this case I
tell perplexity to assume the role of a
seasoned travel agent with over 20 years
of experience helping tourists uncover
hidden gems in Japan when providing
recommendations prioritize local
experiences that are tourist friendly
and now whenever I start a new
conversation or thread in this
collection uh perplexity will remember
to assume the role of a travel agent and
give me answers tailored to my situation
next you have a slightly more advanced
use case as you can see I've instructed
this collection to generate a structured
outline uh for tens SL presentation
following the scqa framework used by top
consulting firms I'll leave a link to
this the full prompt down below now
whenever I create a new thread in this
collection for example gaming trends for
the next few years and the impact on app
developers which is a topic related to
my full-time job by the way uh
perplexity delivers an outline for a
presentation I can start building on
immediately and although this workflow
can also be achieved using custom gbts
and Gemini gems I'm much more confident
in the numbers and data here since
almost every single one of these bullet
points have sources attached to them and
to wrap up you can access all your
collections by clicking into the library
Tab and you can also make edits to the
entire collection by clicking the three
dots here and clicking edit collection
so far we focus on the positives so now
let's dive into an example where
perplexity doesn't perform very well
compared to chat and Google Gemini here
I use the same prompt and ask chat PT
and perplexity to help me brainstorm
thumbnail ideas for this video you're
watching I'm not going to read the
responses but if you pause the video you
will see chp's ideas are much more
creative and relevant and I ended up
creating my thumbnail based on one of
these ideas obviously this is just one
example but I can constantly tell you
that as of right now you're much better
off using chat GPT or Google Gemini for
highb brain intensive creative tasks and
that's also another reason why
perplexity is competing more with Google
AI overviews than gemini or Chachi BT
since AI overviews also provides answers
with a higher degree of accuracy
theoretically speaking moving on
although I pay for perplexity Pro most
users will be just fine with a free
version as a pro user you can first set
your um preferred text to text and text
to image models as mentioned before it
is worth mentioning that uh flux is a
very popular image generation model
right now and generating images is also
a pro only feature in perplexity paid
users can also use the pro search
feature up to 600 times a day as opposed
to just five times uh Pro Searchers
basically takes into account more
sources and the answers are more
detailed than what you would get from a
regular quick search and that basically
sums up the number of differences
between Pro and free there are some
perplexity features I didn't touch on
today today simply because I don't use
them for example if you click the plus
icon here uh you can create a page where
perplexity generates an entire blog post
for you based on your initial prompt and
if I wanted to I could click here to
publish the page and this might show up
in the Discover tab which acts like a
personalized news feed but I'm just not
sure I want to be reading AI generated
articles all day so finally if you head
on over to labs. perplexity
uh this playground acts like a Sandbox
environment where developers can test
out perplexities large language models
before integrating them into their own
applications if you found this video
helpful I have an entire playlist where
I break down complex AI topics for
beginners see you on the next video in
the
meantime have a great one
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