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The rabbit r1 will use Perplexity AI's tech to answer your queries | TechCrunch

Jan 19, 2024 - techcrunch.com
The rabbit r1, a standout gadget at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), will incorporate Perplexity AI's technology to respond to user queries. The first 100,000 r1 buyers will receive a year of Perplexity Pro for free. The $200 r1, designed by Teenage Engineering, is an AI-first device that performs tasks like web searches, playing music, and ordering cabs, and features a touchscreen, push-to-talk button, camera, speaker, and two mics. The company has already sold 50,000 devices in pre-orders and has opened pre-orders for another 50,000.

Perplexity uses a combination of its own AI model and third-party models, including Google’s Gemini, Mistra 7B, Anthropic’s Claude 2.1, and OpenAI’s GPT-4, to provide accurate web information. It competes with Google’s Bard, Microsoft’s Copilot, and You.com in the GenAI search space. Perplexity AI recently raised $73.6 million in investment, valuing the company at $520 million.

Key takeaways:

  • The rabbit r1, a standout gadget at this year's CES, will use Perplexity AI’s tech to answer user queries, according to an announcement from both companies.
  • The first 100,000 r1 buyers will get one year of Perplexity Pro for free.
  • The $200 r1 device, designed by Teenage Engineering, is an AI-first gadget that can perform tasks like web searches, playing songs on Spotify, and ordering a cab without needing a phone.
  • Perplexity AI recently raised $73.6 million in investment at a $520 million valuation, with investors including IVP, NEA, Databricks Ventures, Nvidia, and Jeff Bezos.
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