Perplexity announces new government-focused services

The AI company said its new “Perplexity for Government” initiative will automatically identify federal networks to provide tailored search and security services.

Artificial intelligence company Perplexity is moving to offer federal agencies secure and streamlined access to its suite of services, a potential prelude to a broader agreement with the U.S. government. 

The firm — which offers an AI-powered search engine — announced its “Perplexity for Government” initiative on Monday, which will automatically identify federal networks and then provide users with secure access to its models. Perplexity said it will “enforce zero data usage” on these queries and will not store or maintain any requests. 

“It's aimed at solving for the needs of feds today,”Jerry Ma, vice president of policy and global affairs at Perplexity, told Nextgov/FCW about the government-focused offerings. Ma previously served as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s emerging technologies lead before departing ...