By @indianexpress
Publication Date: 2025-12-15 09:22:00
AI-powered search tools like Perplexity or AI Mode in Google Search have been on the rise since the technology has led to a significant shift in user behaviour in terms of how they are looking up information online.
Using AI chatbots, AI-powered search tools, and agentic AI web browsers, users can now get all sorts of responses back on almost any topic imaginable. While most of these products have been designed to make it easy for users to type in anything they like and get it to understand them, there are unique ways of getting more interesting and useful results out of Perplexity AI.
This practice is commonly referred to as ‘prompt engineering’ and has become a skill of its own.
Earlier this year, Perplexity briefly beat OpenAI’s ChatGPT to become the number one free app on Apple’s App Store in India following Bharti Airtel’s announcement that it is giving away a free one-year Perplexity Pro subscription to eligible users in the country.
The Jeff Bezos-backed startup also continuously updates its AI search engine to ensure that users have access to all the latest AI models, including OpenAI’s newly introduced GPT-5.2. Let’s take a look at how users can transform Perplexity AI into their full-time research assistant that they can collaborate with for multiple workflows across various disciplines.
Use Perplexity to automate literature reviews
Instead of manually scanning dozens of papers, prompt Perplexity to summarise recent research in a structured table….
