Most experts agree that Apple faces an uphill battle to compete in the AI race. The company’s Apple Intelligence platform arrived late, and felt distinctly underbaked even then; Siri is a punchline and improvements to it keep being pushed back; and rivals are pushing forward with ever more impressive features.
Apple would love to find a shortcut to success, and it may have found one. Sources report that the company is giving serious consideration to bidding for the startup Perplexity AI, which would allow it to transplant a chunk of expertise and ready-made technology into Apple Park and leapfrog many of the obstacles it currently faces.
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