Mike Elgan in Elk: "Perplexity AI, whose tagline is "Where k..."

Perplexity AI, whose tagline is "Where knowledge begins," is partnering with Trump's Truth Social, where Fascism begins.

I'll be cancelling my paid subscription to Perplexity.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/08/06/3128331/0/en/Trump-Media-Begins-Public-Beta-Testing-AI-Search-Engine.html

Trump Media & Technology Group

Trump Media Begins Public Beta Testing AI Search Engine

Perplexity Partners on Truth Social Search Function SARASOTA, Fla., Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq,...

August 6, 2025 at 11:23:15 PM

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Dammit. We cannot have nice things.

LOL what would you even need it for? If it searches the actual web it will give them info they don’t want, if it just searches truthsocial… they can just search? Like what would you even ask it to do?

same. I guess ill become a paid subscriber of Kagi now

"The perplexity is the point" ?

Wondering how the dust up between Cloudflare and them will work out? Guess cloudflare may be on the wrong side of a vindictive administration soon.

no reason to use ai anyways

@WhoDisturbsMySlumber @MikeElgan It has a name: AI veganism :-)
https://theconversation.com/ai-veganism-some-peoples-issues-with-ai-parallel-vegans-concerns-about-diet-260277

The Conversation

‘AI veganism’: Some people’s issues with AI parallel vegans’ concerns about diet

Vegans have multiple reasons for spurning animal products: ethical, environmental and health concerns. The same issues are keeping some people from using AI.