After diving deep into generative AI thanks to Charles Sosnik, who dared me to dream in AI, discovering PerplexityAI via a ChatGPT recommendation felt like finding a hidden gem. Jeremy Caplan’s article clearly shows why Perplexity stands out: its ability to provide concise summaries, cited sources, and tools like Labs and Spaces all make research and teaching more effective. As a Gen X middle schooler, I witnessed how Steve Jobs’ persistence brought hands on technology into classrooms and changed learning forever. Perplexity has that same “think differently” energy that Apple once had, not the corporate uniformity of IBM.
Caplan’s examples of using Spaces for organizing team research and Labs for building visuals and interactives point to new ways schools can embrace project based inquiry and personalized learning. What excites me even more is Perplexity’s capacity to help educators create, sequence, and spiral rich, content based learning across subjects. In my view, this finally brings Steve Jobs’ vision for transformative, curiosity driven education within reach, empowering students and teachers to explore deeper, ask better questions, and collaborate more effectively with the help of AI
I have a pro account, but have been using it inconsistently. I think this post will help to re-ignite my fire to get more comfortable using this AI tool.
After diving deep into generative AI thanks to Charles Sosnik, who dared me to dream in AI, discovering PerplexityAI via a ChatGPT recommendation felt like finding a hidden gem. Jeremy Caplan’s article clearly shows why Perplexity stands out: its ability to provide concise summaries, cited sources, and tools like Labs and Spaces all make research and teaching more effective. As a Gen X middle schooler, I witnessed how Steve Jobs’ persistence brought hands on technology into classrooms and changed learning forever. Perplexity has that same “think differently” energy that Apple once had, not the corporate uniformity of IBM.
Caplan’s examples of using Spaces for organizing team research and Labs for building visuals and interactives point to new ways schools can embrace project based inquiry and personalized learning. What excites me even more is Perplexity’s capacity to help educators create, sequence, and spiral rich, content based learning across subjects. In my view, this finally brings Steve Jobs’ vision for transformative, curiosity driven education within reach, empowering students and teachers to explore deeper, ask better questions, and collaborate more effectively with the help of AI
I have a pro account, but have been using it inconsistently. I think this post will help to re-ignite my fire to get more comfortable using this AI tool.
I use it all the time. I also like that I’m not creating one more thread in ChatGPT just for a search. (I already have so many!)