This blog post details an experiment testing the ability of LLMs (Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity) to accurately retrieve and summarize recent blog posts from a specific URL (searchresearch1.blogspot.com). The author found significant issues with hallucinations and inaccuracies, even in models claiming live web access, highlighting the unreliability of LLMs for even simple research tasks.
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The article discusses Perplexica, an open-source AI-powered search tool that aims to address the limitations of traditional and proprietary AI-powered search engines. The tool uses large language models (LLMs) like Mixtral and Gemini to understand and process user queries, delivering relevant and insightful results. It allows searches to be conducted locally, ensuring privacy, and employs information retrieval techniques to fetch relevant web pages based on user queries. Perplexica offers focus modes for specific types of questions, including All Mode, Writing Assistant Mode, Academic Search Mode, YouTube Search Mode, and Wolfram Alpha Search Mode.
