INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Shevelenko was also asked about Chrome, which the DOJ would like to force Google to sell
Like an OpenAI executive said on Monday, Shevelenko confirmed Perplexity would be interested in buying the browser from Google.There were
some vague allusions during the trial that Perplexity would come to Motorola phones this year, but we didn't know just how soon that was
With the announcement of its 2025 Razr devices, Moto has confirmed a much more expansive set of AI features
Parts of the Motorola AI experience are powered by Gemini, Copilot, Meta, and yes, Perplexity.While Gemini gets top billing as the default
assistant app, other firms have wormed their way into different parts of the software
Perplexity's app will be preloaded, and anyone who buys the new Razrs
Owners will also get three free months of Perplexity Pro
This is the first time Perplexity has had a smartphone distribution deal, but it won't be shown prominently on the phone
When you start a Motorola device, it will still look like a Google playground.While it's not the default assistant, Perplexity is integrated
into the Moto AI platform
The new Razrs will proactively suggest you perform an AI search when accessing certain features like the calendar or browsing the web under
the banner "Explore with Perplexity." The Perplexity app has also been optimized to work with the external screen on Motorola's
foldables.Moto AI also has elements powered by other AI systems
For example, Microsoft Copilot will appear in Moto AI with an "Ask Copilot" option
And Meta's Llama model powers a Moto AI feature called Catch Me Up, which summarizes notifications from select apps.It's unclear why
Motorola leaned on four different AI providers for a single phone
It probably helps that all these companies are desperate to entice users to bulk up their market share
That might be tough with Gemini getting priority placement, though.
