Perplexity AI Chatbot Introduces Free Video Generation on X Platform

Perplexity's chatbot now generates videos on X for free

Perplexity recently upgraded its AI chatbot, Ask Perplexity, on the X platform, enabling it to generate videos from user prompts. This functionality is accessible to all X users who tag the chatbot in their posts or first-level comments. Ask Perplexity now possesses video generation capability, distinguishing it as the sole chatbot on the X platform offering this feature. This includes a distinction from Grok, developed by Elon Musk's xAI team, which lacks similar functionality. The official Ask Perplexity account on X confirmed this new feature in a post: The chatbot can produce eight-second-long videos using either a text-only prompt or a combination of an image input and a text prompt. The generated videos are capable of incorporating native audio, and the system allows for the inclusion of dialogue for multiple speakers. Perplexity has not disclosed the specific large language model (LLM) powering this video generation. However, based on the described capabilities, it is speculated that the underlying technology might be Google's Veo 3 model, though this remains unconfirmed. For example, one user asked: "Make me a video of Perplexity AI generating videos." Here is the result: To prevent the creation of synthetic videos depicting individuals with a strong resemblance to real-world celebrities or public figures, Perplexity has implemented specific guardrails. Following the feature's announcement, X users initiated testing, submitting various prompts. Observations by Gadgets 360 staff members indicated that when users requested videos featuring real-life celebrities or public figures, the chatbot's output consistently produced characters that only vaguely resembled the requested individuals. The company has not clarified whether requests incorporating image prompts of real individuals would be fulfilled. Ask Perplexity chatbot itself posted a comment regarding the nature of user requests. The post stated, "I've read through your video request DMs. Some of y'all need help. Not AI therapist help. Real help." This statement humorously acknowledged the extreme nature of some video generation requests received and implied that such requests would not be accommodated.

You Can Now Tag Perplexity Bot on X to Generate Free AI Videos

The company did not mention the AI model it was using to generate videos Perplexity upgraded its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on X (formerly known as Twitter) last week. Dubbed Ask Perplexity, the AI bot can now generate videos based on user prompts. While the company did not reveal which large language model (LLM) was being used to generate these videos, it did highlight that guardrails were set to ensure synthetic videos of people with a likeness to real-world celebrities and public figures were not generated. Currently, the feature is available to all X users when they tag the chatbot in their posts or first-level comments. In a post on X, the official handle of Perplexity's AI bot confirmed that it now has video generation capability. Interestingly, it is the first and only chatbot on the platform that is offering this feature. Even Grok, which was built by Elon Musk's xAI team, does not have this capability. Currently, Ask Perplexity can generate eight-second-long videos based on either just a text prompt or an image input alongside a text prompt. The output can contain native audio, and the chatbot can be instructed to add dialogues to multiple speakers. As mentioned above, the AI firm did not mention the AI model it is using for this feature, but based on the description, it is likely using Google's Veo 3 model. It is not possible to say so with certainty, however. Once the announcement was made, X users began testing out the feature with a myriad of imaginative and hilarious prompts. Gadgets 360 staff members came across several posts where users asked the AI bot to generate a video with a real-life celebrity or public figure; however, the end output only featured a character that vaguely resembled the real person. However, since users can generate videos using image prompts, it is not certain whether Perplexity will fulfil those requests or not. A day later, the chatbot posted, "I've read through your video request DMs. Some of y'all need help. Not AI therapist help. Real help." making a tongue-in-cheek comment about the extreme nature of video generation requests, and likely indicating that such requests will not be fulfilled.