Perplexity Bets on Free AI Browser, Tests Compute Power Limits
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Perplexity is testing the limits of compute power with a free AI browser, sparking discussion on the feasibility and implications of such a model.
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Srinivas and Google have wildly different estimates on Google's cost of inference. If you believe the Google boosters, the AI summaries costs roughly the same as regular search.