Are you deceiving or stepping out on Google by using any other search engine?  I rarely do but after reading Kevin Roose’s article in the New York Times, I’m going to give Perplexity a try.  Here’s why and here is what he said that convinced me.

Perplexity:  The year-old search engine, whose founders previously worked in A.I. research at OpenAI and Meta, has quickly become one of the most buzzed-about products in the tech world. Tech insiders rave about it on social media, and investors like Jeff Bezos — who was also an early investor in Google — have showered it with cash. The company recently announced that it had raised $74 million in a funding round led by Institutional Venture Partners, which valued the company at $520 million.

After using Perplexity for several weeks, Kevin shares (might require subscription) where it shines, where Google still reigns, and how it will be a win for users but a loss for publishers.

Oh, and when I did a search on my name using Perplexity, here’s what popped up.  Not bad.