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The AI search startup once predicted advertising would be a massive business. Now it's betting on a smaller, more valuable audience.

The shift would let them bypass partners like Palantir and Microsoft and work with the federal government directly.

AI company Perplexity is stepping away from advertising over concerns that it will erode user trust, despite moves by rivals to introduce ads as an alternative money-making strategy. Perplexity was ...

AI start-up Perplexity has abandoned advertising over fears that it will erode user trust, despite rivals pushing ahead with introducing ads as they seek strategies to make money from the technology.

Perplexity has abandoned its advertising strategy to focus on subscriptions and enterprise sales, reaching $200M ARR while targeting high-powered professionals.

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