"Artificial intelligence company Perplexity is moving to offer federal agencies secure and streamlined access to its suite of services, a potential prelude to a broader agreement with the U.S. government. The firm - which offers an AI-powered search engine - announced its "Perplexity for Government" initiative on Monday, which will automatically identify federal networks and then provide users with secure access to its models. Perplexity said it will "enforce zero data usage" on these queries and will not store or maintain any requests."
""It's aimed at solving for the needs of feds today,"Jerry Ma, vice president of policy and global affairs at Perplexity, told Nextgov/FCW about the government-focused offerings. Ma previously served as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's emerging technologies lead before departing the agency in May. "Feds are already using AI tools. Most of that usage is through public tools, and sensitive government data is being exposed as a result," Ma said. "We are providing secure-by-default AI to all federal users, straight from our public platform.""
Perplexity launched 'Perplexity for Government' to automatically identify federal networks and provide secure access to its AI models. The service enforces zero data usage and does not store or maintain user queries. The offering targets federal users who currently use public AI tools that risk exposing sensitive data. Jerry Ma, Perplexity vice president of policy and global affairs, said the initiative provides secure-by-default AI to federal users and noted his prior role at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The move occurs alongside broader government procurement efforts such as GSA's OneGov, with Perplexity separate from but open to future GSA engagement.
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