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Users frequently ask sensitive personal questions on AI search platforms without realizing those queries could be stored and used to train commercial AI systems, creating privacy risks especially for health, legal, or financial queries.
Perplexity AI collects your search queries, conversation history, device identifiers, IP address, and account information, and the policy permits this data to be used for AI model training and product improvement in addition to core service delivery. This means sensitive or personal information you enter as a search query may inform model development in ways that go beyond what users typically expect from a search product. You can submit a data deletion or access request by emailing privacy@perplexity.ai or using the account settings within the Perplexity platform.
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We may use the content you provide to us, including prompts and generated images, to train and improve our AI models and services.
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"We may use the information we collect, including the content of your queries and interactions, to develop, train, and improve our AI models and services. This includes using your queries to refine the accuracy and capabilities of our search and answer features.— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity AI Privacy Policy
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Users frequently ask sensitive personal questions on AI search platforms without realizing those queries could be stored and used to train commercial AI systems, creating privacy risks especially for health, legal, or financial queries.
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