Perplexity AI and ChatGPT for Education: Transforming Education Into Another Level
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has swiftly been reshaping many industries, including education. Integrating AI into educational domain offers the potential to transform and shape teaching and learning a more effective and reliable by making the process of education more tailored, efficient, and impactful. This article is dedicated to flash the potentials of Perplexity AI and ChatGPT to be utilised in educational domain.
Understanding AI for Education
AI for Education simply refers to the application of artificial intelligence technologies covering large language models (LLMs), natural language processing (NLP), and data analytics, to enhance educational experiences, aiming at creating personalised learning environments, automating administrative tasks, supporting teachers with data-driven insights, and improve student outcomes by tailoring content, feedback, and assessments to individual needs.
Perplexity AI and ChatGPT for Education: Which One To Choose?
It is widely agreed that both Perplexity AI and ChatGPT are powerful AI-powered tools. However, they excel in different areas. Perplexity AI is claimed ideal for those seeking precise and up-to-date information with proper citations. On the other hand, ChatGPT offers versatile option for engaging dialogues that shines in creativity and interactive conversations. ChatGPT, as rated by many users, offers an intuitive chat-like interface that facilitates natural dialogue that makes it user-friendly for casual interactions but may lead to less structured outputs compared to Perplexity AI. Perplexity, on the other hand, offers a search-like experience offering real-time web searches capability that enhances its usability. Perplexity distinguishes itself by providing users with a selection of follow-up questions based on the prompts they enter. This feature is absent in ChatGPT. However, ChatGPT is superior for its ability to engage its users in natural conversations that enables a wide range of creative tasks such as writing creative stories, generating ideas to providing personalised recommendations and explanations, and some other creative tasks.
What Do Scopus-Indexed Articles Say About Perplexity AI and ChatGPT?
Both of these AI-based technologies are relatively new in the field of education. However, several scholarly published articles have been conducted on Perplexity and ChatGPT. Below is a list of some that you may find informative.
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- Gravina, A.G. (2024). Charting new AI education in gastroenterology: Cross-sectional evaluation of ChatGPT and perplexity AI in medical residency exam. Digestive and Liver Disease, 56(8), 1304-1311, ISSN 1590-8658. DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2024.02.019
- Deike, M. (2024). Evaluating the performance of ChatGPT and Perplexity AI in Business Reference. Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship, 29(2), 125-154, ISSN 0896-3568. DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2024.2317534
- Utami, P.L. (2024). The comparison of Chat GPT, Perplexity AI, and Scopus database to capture Indonesian higher education quality in achieving SDGs 2030. E3S Web of Conferences, 513, ISSN 2555-0403. DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202451304001
- Daungsupawong, H. (2024). Assessing ChatGPT and perplexity AI performance. Digestive and Liver Disease, 56(9), 1638, ISSN 1590-8658. DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2024.04.001
- McGovern, M. (2024). Using the generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots of Perplexity and ChatGPT as a teaching and learning tool for practice teachers and students within social work placement. Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 22, ISSN 1759-5150. DOI: 10.1921/jpts.v21i3.2223
- Pellegrino, R. (2024). Author's reply: “Assessing ChatGPT and perplexity AI performance”. Digestive and Liver Disease, 56(9), 1639-1640, ISSN 1590-8658. DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2024.04.007
