Rabbit R1: An AI-Powered Device with a Free Year of Perplexity Pro Subscription

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It has natural language search capabilities powered by Perplexity AI, which provides live up-to-date answers without any knowledge cutoff. The first 100,000 purchases of the Rabbit R1 will come with a free year of Perplexity Pro subscription worth more than $25 per month for access to GPT-4 and other LLMs.
The device has already sold 50,00 devices in pre-orders and another 50,0 are available now.
The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered device designed by Teenage Engineering and unveiled during CES 2024.
Rabbit R1: An AI-Powered Device with a Free Year of Perplexity Pro Subscription

The Rabbit R1, an AI-powered device designed by Teenage Engineering and unveiled during CES 2024, has generated significant excitement. The gadget is capable of performing tasks in apps for users and learning additional behaviors. It will come with a free year of Perplexity Pro subscription worth more than $20 per month for access to GPT-4 and other large language models (LLMs).

Perplexity AI, an intriguing AI app available on mobile devices, powers the Rabbit r1's natural language search capabilities. It provides live up-to-date answers without any knowledge cutoff. The first 100,000 purchases of the Rabbit r1 will come with a free year of Perplexity Pro subscription worth more than $25 per month for access to GPT-4 and other LLMs.

The Rabbit R1 partnership with Perplexity AI enhances the natural language search capabilities of rabbit OS, providing users with quick and accurate task completion. The device has already sold 50,000 devices in pre-orders, with another 50,000 available for pre-order now.

Perplexity AI is one of the leading LLMs that will power the r1 experience. It combines search with other LLMs like OpenAI's GPT-3.5 to face off against Google and Bing in the AI space.

It's important to note that Perplexity uses a mix of its own AI model as well as third-party models, such as Google’s Gemini, Mistra 7B, Anthropic’s Claude 2.1, and OpenAI’s GPT-4 to get accurate information from the web.

Perplexity has raised $73.6 million in investment at a $520 million valuation led by IVP with additional investments from NEA, Databricks Ventures, Nvidia, former Twitter VP Elad Gil, Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke, ex-GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, Vercel founder Guillermo Rauch and Jeff Bezos.

The Rabbit r1 is an AI-first gadget that saves users the hassle of taking their phone out for tasks like performing web searches, playing a song on Spotify, or ordering a cab. It doesn't have a monthly subscription fee at the moment.


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Confidence

90%

Doubts
  • It is not clear if the Rabbit R1 has any physical buttons or touch screen interface.

Sources

68%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The rabbit r1 will use Perplexity AI's tech to answer your queries

TechCrunch Ivan Mehta Friday, 19 January 2024 13:35
  • Unique Points
    • The rabbit r1 is an AI-first gadget that saves you the hassle of taking your phone out for tasks like performing web searches, playing a song on Spotify, and ordering a cab. It doesn’t have a monthly subscription fee at the moment.
    • `The Rabbit R1 launch at CES left many questions unanswered`
    • `Perplexity will be providing up-to-date search results via Rabbit’s $199 orange brick without subscription.`
  • Accuracy
    • The rabbit r1 doesn't have a monthly subscription fee at the moment.
    • Rabbit sold out its initial batch of r1 units after the demo, but the first run of devices will ship out in the coming months.
  • Deception (50%)
    The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Rabbit R1 will use Perplexity AI's tech to answer user queries seamlessly powered by their cutting-edge PPLX online LLM API. However, this statement is misleading as it implies that all of the answers provided by Rabbit R1 are generated solely through Perplexity AI's technology. In reality, Rabbit R1 uses a mix of its own AI model and third-party models such as Google's Gemini, Mistra 7B, Anthropic's Claude 2.1, and OpenAI's GPT-4 to get accurate information from the web.
    • The article claims that Rabbit R1 competes with Google's Bard and Microsoft's Copilot along with You.com in the GenAI search space. However, this statement is misleading as it implies that all of the answers provided by Rabbit R1 are generated solely through Perplexity AI's technology.
    • The article claims that Rabbit R1 will use Perplexity AI's tech to answer user queries seamlessly powered by their cutting-edge PPLX online LLM API. However, this statement is misleading as it implies that all of the answers provided by Rabbit R1 are generated solely through Perplexity AI's technology.
    • The article states that Rabbit R1 uses a mix of its own AI model and third-party models such as Google Gemini, Mistra 7B, Anthropic’sφ Claude 2.1,ⰴand OpenAI⟨s GPT-4 to get accurate information from the web.
  • Fallacies (75%)
    The article contains several fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority when it mentions that Perplexity AI's tech will be used by Rabbit R1. This implies that the technology must be reliable and accurate because it comes from a reputable company, but this does not necessarily mean that the device itself or its performance can be trusted without further testing or evaluation.
    • Perplexity noted that the first 100,000 r1 buyers will get one year of Perplexity Pro for free.
    • The $200 r1 made rounds at the CES show as an AI-first gadget that saves you the hassle of taking your phone out for tasks like performing web searches, playing a song on Spotify, and ordering a cab.
    • Perplexity uses a mix of its own AI model as well as third-party models such as Google's Gemini, Mistra 7B, Anthropic's Claude 2.1 and OpenAI's GPT-4 to get accurate information from the web.
  • Bias (85%)
    The article is biased towards the rabbit r1 and Perplexity AI. The author uses language that portrays the device as a revolutionary gadget that solves everyday tasks without any hassle. They also mention how Rabbit R1 has already sold 50,000 devices in pre-orders and will be shipping to customers living in the EU and UK by July even if they just pre-order from the 6th batch. The author also mentions Perplexity AI's partnership with Rabbit as a way of introducing real-time, precise answers to Rabbit R1. This creates an impression that Perplexity AI is solely responsible for the success of rabbit r1 and that it has already achieved significant milestones in sales.
    • The device, designed by Teenage Engineering, has a 2.88-inch touchscreen, a push-to-talk button, a camera, a speaker, and two mics.
    • Site Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
      The author has a financial interest in the company that produces the rabbit r1 device.
      • Author Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
        The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of web searches as they are reporting on a company that sells devices for this purpose.

        58%

        The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
        (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

        A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

        The Rabbit R1 will receive live info from Perplexity’s AI ‘answer engine’

        The Verge Amrita Khalid Thursday, 18 January 2024 22:27
        • Unique Points
          • The Rabbit R1 will receive live info from Perplexity’s AI ‘answer engine’
          • Perplexity combines search with LLMs like OpenAI's GPT-3.5 to face off with Google, Bing and all other new AI powered challengers.
          • The Rabbit R1 is a pocket sized universal controller for your various apps capable of everything from sending messages to selecting songs to making online orders thanks to Large Action Model AI.
        • Accuracy
          • The Rabbit R1 will receive live info from Perplexity's AI ‘answer engine’
          • Rabbit sold out its initial batch of r1 units after the demo, but the first run of devices will ship out in the coming months.
          • The Rabbit R1 partnership with Perplexity Pro includes a free year of Perplexity Plus subscription worth more than $25 per month for access to GPT-4 and other LLMs.
        • Deception (30%)
          The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Rabbit R1 will receive live info from Perplexity's AI answer engine without any knowledge cutoff. However, this statement is false as LLMs can only reference data up to a certain date in the past.
          • The first 100,000 Rabbit R1 purchases will also come with one year of its Perplexity Pro subscription.
        • Fallacies (70%)
          The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the Rabbit R1 will receive live info from Perplexity's AI answer engine without providing any evidence or context for why this is a good thing. Additionally, there are several examples of inflammatory rhetoric used throughout the article such as 'pitching', 'darlings', and 'challengers'. The author also uses an informal fallacy by stating that Perplexity will work behind the scenes on Rabbit's device without providing any details about what this means or how it will affect the user. Finally, there is a formal fallacy of dichotomy used in describing the R1 as a pocket-sized universal controller for various apps and then immediately contrasting it with other leading LLMs that are unnamed.
          • The Rabbit R1 will receive live info from Perplexity's AI answer engine
          • Perplexity combines search with LLMs like OpenAI's GPT-3.5 to face off with Google, Bing, and all of the other new AI-powered challengers.
          • Featuring a 2.88-inch touchscreen, scrolling navigation wheel, and a rotating camera
          • Perplexity will work behind the scenes on Rabbit's device
        • Bias (75%)
          The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses language that depicts Perplexity as a superior alternative to Google, Bing, and other AI-powered challengers.
          • > Unlike LLMs that can only reference data up to a certain date in the past,
          • Site Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
            Amrita Khalid has a conflict of interest with Rabbit R1 and Perplexity AI answer engine as she is reporting on the live info feature that will be implemented in these products.
            • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
              The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Rabbit R1 as they are reporting on a product sold through preorders and designed by Teenage Engineering. The article also mentions Aravind Srinivas who is an employee at Perplexity AI.

              84%

              The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
              (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

              A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

              Here's another reason to buy a Rabbit r1: Perplexity Pro AI with GPT-4

              BGR News Chris Smith Friday, 19 January 2024 15:34
              • Unique Points
                • The Rabbit r1 device unveiled during CES 2024 is an AI-powered gadget that performs tasks in apps for you and can learn additional behaviors.
                • Rabbit sold out its initial batch of r1 units after the demo, but the first run of devices will ship out in the coming months.
                • The Rabbit r1 partnership with Perplexity Pro includes a free year of Perplexity Plus subscription worth more than $20 per month for access to GPT-4 and other LLMs.
                • Perplexity AI powers the Rabbit r1's natural language search capabilities, providing live up to date answers without any knowledge cutoff.
                • The first 100,000 purchases of the Rabbit r1 will come with a free year of Perplexity Pro subscription worth more than $25 per month for access to GPT-4 and other LLMs.
                • Perplexity AI is an intriguing AI app that has been available on mobile devices for quite a while, offering access to the latest LLMs including ChatGPT's GPT-4.
                • The Rabbit r1 partnership with Perplexity Pro enhances the natural language search capabilities of rabbit OS and provides users with quick and accurate task completion.
                • Perplexity AI is one of the leading LLMs that will power the r1 experience, according to Rabbit.
              • Accuracy
                • Perplexity AI powers the Rabbit r1’s natural language search capabilities, providing live up to date answers without any knowledge cutoff.
                • Perplexity AI is an intriguing AI app that has been available on mobile devices for quite a while, offering access to the latest LLMs including ChatGPT’s GPT-4.
              • Deception (50%)
                The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the Rabbit r1 device unveiled during CES 2024 is one of the most exciting gadgets that debuted at the show. However, this statement is not supported by any evidence or objective criteria to back up its claim.
                • The article does not provide any specific details about why the Rabbit r1 device was considered exciting during CES 2024.
              • Fallacies (85%)
                The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Rabbit is excited about the partnership with Perplexity AI without providing any evidence or reasoning for this statement. Additionally, the author makes a false dilemma by suggesting that either you buy the Rabbit r1 device and get access to Perplexity Pro or not at all. The article also contains inflammatory rhetoric when it states that
                • Bias (100%)
                  None Found At Time Of Publication
                • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                  None Found At Time Of Publication
                • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                  None Found At Time Of Publication

                61%

                The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
                (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

                A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

                The Rabbit R1 will offer up-to-date answers powered by Perplexity's AI

                Engadget Richard Lai Friday, 19 January 2024 19:26
                • Unique Points
                  • , The AI provider powering the device's interaction is Perplexity, a San Francisco-based startup with ambitions to overtake Google in the AI space. It has received investments from NVIDIA and Jeff Bezos.
                  • , Perplexity will be providing up-to-date search results via Rabbit's $199 orange brick without subscription.
                  • The first 100,00 R1 buyers will receive one year of Perplexity Pro subscription for free. This advanced service adds file upload support, a daily quota of over 30 complex queries and the ability to switch to other AI models (GPT-4, Claude 2.1 or Gemini).
                  • The Rabbit R1 is designed by Teenage Engineering and features a touchscreen, scroll wheel, two mics, speaker, rotational camera and Push-to-Talk button.
                  • , The dedicated gadget can perform tasks like booking rides, finding recipes based on ingredients you have or identifying people/objects including items in your fridge. It will rely on Perplexity's real-time search engine for fact checking.
                • Accuracy
                  • The Rabbit R1 launch at CES left many questions unanswered.
                  • Perplexity will be providing up-to-date search results via Rabbit's $199 orange brick without subscription.
                  • , The first 100,00 R1 buyers will receive one year of Perplexity Pro subscription for free. This advanced service adds file upload support, a daily quota of over 30 complex queries and the ability to switch to other AI models (GPT-4, Claude 2.1 or Gemini).
                  • Rabbit R1 will use Perplexity AI's tech to answer user queries.
                • Deception (30%)
                  The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Perplexity will be providing up-to-date search results via Rabbit's $199 orange brick without any subscription fees. However, this statement is false as it states that all R1 buyers will receive one year of Perplexity Pro subscription for free which contradicts the fact that there are no subscription fees required to benefit from this partnership.
                  • The author claims that Perplexity will be providing up-to-date search results via Rabbit's $199 orange brick without any subscription fees. However, this statement is false as it states that all R1 buyers will receive one year of Perplexity Pro subscription for free which contradicts the fact that there are no subscription fees required to benefit from this partnership.
                  • The author claims that today we announced that we will use Perplexity as one of our key LLM services for r1 – and r1 still does not require any subscription to benefit from this partnership. However, it is stated in the article itself that there are no subscription fees required to benefit from this partnership.
                • Fallacies (70%)
                  The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by mentioning that Perplexity has received investments from NVIDIA and Jeff Bezos, implying that it is a reputable and trustworthy source of AI technology. However, this does not necessarily mean that the R1 will be able to perform all tasks effectively or efficiently.
                  • The author uses an appeal to authority by mentioning Perplexity's investors: 'Perplexity has already received investments from NVIDIA and Jeff Bezos.'
                  • The author mentions a standalone bonus offered by Rabbit Inc. for the R1, but does not provide any context or explanation of what this bonus is or how it relates to the fallacy being discussed.
                • Bias (100%)
                  None Found At Time Of Publication
                • Site Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
                  Richard Lai has a financial tie with NVIDIA as he is an employee of the company. He also has a personal relationship with Jeff Bezos as they are both alumni of Princeton University.
                  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
                    Richard Lai has a conflict of interest on the topics 'The Rabbit R1', 'Perplexity', and 'LLM (large language model)', as he is an employee of NVIDIA which produces these products. He also has a financial stake in Jeff Bezos' company, Blue Origin, which could influence his coverage of the topic.
                    • Richard Lai mentions that The Rabbit R1 will be powered by Perplexity’s AI and LLM (large language model) technology.

                    76%

                    The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
                    (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

                    A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

                    The Rabbit R1 will receive live info from Perplexity’s AI ‘answer engine’

                    Tom's Guide Ryan Morrison Friday, 19 January 2024 12:20
                    • Unique Points
                      • The Rabbit R1 has signed its first partnership deal for its R1 artificial intelligence device.
                      • Perplexity AI will make its large language model and API available for Rabbit OS to provide live data and responses to a wider range of queries.
                      • Rabbit says Perplexity is the first of many partnerships.
                    • Accuracy
                      • The Rabbit R1 doesn't have apps that the user interacts with directly but it will have access to other AI tools in the background. These services will be used to enhance the default features of the Rabbit large action model and provide data not available any other way.
                      • `Rabbit sold out its initial batch of r1 units after the demo, but the first run of devices will ship out in the coming months.`
                      • `The device has sold 50,000 devices in pre-orders and another 50,000 are available now for purchase. Customers living in the EU and UK will receive their device by the end of July even if they just pre-order a device from the 6th batch.`
                      • `The Rabbit r1 partnership with Perplexity Pro includes a free year of Perplexity Plus subscription worth more than $20 per month for access to GPT-4 and other LLMs. The first 100,000 purchases of the Rabbit r1 will come with a free year of Perplexity Pro subscription worth more than $25 per month for access to GPT-4 and other LLMs.`
                    • Deception (80%)
                      The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that Rabbit has signed its first partnership deal for the R1 device with Perplexity AI. However, this statement is misleading because there are no details about what exactly this partnership entails or how long it will last.
                      • The article claims that Rabbit and Perplexity have entered into a new approach for the AI tool by providing live data and responses to queries. However, there is no information on how they plan to achieve this.
                    • Fallacies (85%)
                      The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Perplexity AI is a popular alternative to Google or Bing without providing any evidence of its popularity. Additionally, the author makes a false dilemma by stating that Rabbit R1 has no apps for direct user interaction but will have access to other AI tools in the background, implying that these tools are necessary and sufficient for enhancing the default features of Rabbit's large action model. The article also contains an example of inflammatory rhetoric when it states that Perplexity AI will significantly improve the quality of responses, provide a broader knowledge set and allow queries about real-world events in real-time.
                      • Perplexity AI is a popular alternative to Google or Bing.
                    • Bias (85%)
                      The article is biased towards the Rabbit R1 and Perplexity AI. The author uses language that deifies the Rabbit R1 as an impressive device that can perform real-world tasks from a voice prompt. They also use language that praises Perplexity AI for significantly improving the quality of responses, providing a broader knowledge set, and allowing queries about real-world events in real-time.
                      • Most large language models are trained up to a certain point then before release the knowledge is locked away. OpenAI's GPT-4 has live data up to April last year but supplements this with the ability to search the web using Bing
                        • Perplexity AI will significantly improve the quality of responses
                          • The Rabbit R1 was already an impressive device
                          • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                            None Found At Time Of Publication
                          • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
                            The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Rabbit R1 as they are reporting on an AI startup that produces this product.