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Elizabeth Lopatto
Reading is fundamental.

The library is open and Perplexity is reading, my loves. (A reminder: shade is “I I don’t tell you you’re ugly, but I don’t have to tell you — because you know you’re ugly.” )

This does tell me something interesting about the age of Perplexity’s intended audience, though! Google’s supremacy is largely among the olds. The children, after all, prefer video to text.

A screen shot of suggested searches from Perplexity — highlighted is “Google quality got worse study.”
Tell me what you really think, Perplexity!
Screenshot of Perplexity AI by Liz Lopatto
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