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Perplexity has acquired Carbon, a Seattle-based startup that connects AI systems to external data sources. This acquisition aims to enable Perplexity to search through various work files and messages in applications like Notion, Google Docs, and Slack by early 2025. Carbon's expertise in retrieval augmented generation (RAG) will enhance Perplexity's ability to provide informed answers by accessing diverse data sources.
The integration of Carbon's technology is expected to open new avenues for enterprise search products, allowing employees to efficiently navigate unstructured data. As the enterprise AI search market becomes increasingly competitive, this move positions Perplexity to compete with established players like Glean and OpenAI. This acquisition marks Perplexity's second strategic move following its purchase of Spellwise in 2023.
• Perplexity's acquisition of Carbon enhances AI search capabilities for enterprise applications.
• Carbon's technology will improve access to unstructured data for informed AI responses.
RAG allows large language models to access external databases for generating answers.
Enterprise AI search connects generative AI to databases for efficient data retrieval.
Perplexity focuses on enhancing AI search capabilities through strategic acquisitions like Carbon.
Carbon specializes in connecting AI systems to external data sources, enhancing data retrieval.
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