Perplexity launched an agent-based assistant for Android devices. The artificial intelligence startup looks to take on larger rival OpenAI's ChatGPT and voice assistants such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa. The Nvidia and Jeff Bezos-backed company said the tool, known as Perplexity Assistant, can book dinner reservations, hail rides on apps and set reminders, among other actions.
It is available in 15 languages on Google's Play Store.
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A spokesperson for Perplexity said that the company would love to make it available on iOS, and only if Apple gives it the right permissions, will it make it happen.
A growing competitive market
OpenAI rolled out a similar tool, called Tasks, to ChatGPT Team and Pro subscribers last week on the web platform. Tech giants Amazon and Apple have also been developing more advanced versions of their assistants.
Last year, Apple incorporated Apple Intelligence into its voice assistant, Siri, and in a partnership with OpenAI, the iPhone maker also introduced the use of ChatGPT, with user permission.
Amazon's CEO, Andy Jassy, said in December that a refreshed version of their voice assistant, Alexa, is on the horizon and expected to launch in the "coming months."
