Introduction to Perplexity AI: Practical Applications and Use Cases

Audience: 
- Tech Enthusiasts
- Research Personnel
- Content Creators
- Developers
- Non-technical professionals seeking to leverage Gen AI

Learning Objectives:

Participants will have the opportunity to: 
- Explore Perplexity AI¿s interface and demonstrate its key research functionalities.
- Apply Perplexity AI¿s tools for source-verified content creation, deep research, and summarization.
- Compare the features and benefits of free vs. professional tiers to optimize usage.

Topics:

Module 1: Foundations of Perplexity AI 
- Understanding Generative AI & NLP Concepts
- Generative AI landscape and its impact on research and productivity
- Core NLP concepts: Perplexity vs. traditional language models
- Evolution from GPT-3 to specialized search architectures
- Ethical considerations in AI-assisted research
- Perplexity AI: History, Architecture & Differentiators
- Competitive edge over ChatGPT, Google, and Alibaba models

Module 2: Hands-On Use Cases & Strengths 
- Exploring Perplexity AI¿s Research Capabilities
- Advanced fact-checking with parallel source analysis
- Custom collection building for academic and professional research
- Competitive Advantages & Enterprise Integrations
- Privacy-first architecture: Understanding data security vs. ChatGPT
- Account Setup & Optimization
- Hands-on: Real-time event tracking with source citations
- Hands-on: Multimodal workflows ¿ Text and image generation
- Hands-on: "Pro Search" vs. Google/Alibaba AI models
- Hands-on: API integrations for enterprise workflows
- Real-world case studies of businesses using Perplexity AI

Module 3: Practical Labs & Advanced Techniques 
- Hands-on: Step-by-step signup 
- Team collaboration features and API credit management
- Advanced Applications of Perplexity AI
- Hands-on: Deep research report generation
- Hands-on: Financial modeling with real-time data
- Hands-on: Code snippet creation, debugging, and AI-assisted programming

Training material provided: Yes (Digital format)

Pre-requisite: 
Google/Gmail account for platform access
Curiosity about AI-driven workflows