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Perplexity acquires Carbon to connect AI search to your work files


Perplexity acquired a small Seattle-based startup called Carbon which specializes in connecting AI systems to external data sources, the companies

Perplexity acquired a small Seattle-based startup called Carbon which specializes in connecting AI systems to external data sources, the companies announced on Wednesday. CEO Aravind Srinivasan says this will allow Perplexity to search through your files and work messages in Notion, Google Docs, Slack, and other enterprise applications sometime in early 2025. These tools connect generative AI to enterprise databases, allowing employees to quickly search through the mass of unstructured data their companies have acquired over the years.

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