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The AI search engine Perplexity just debuted a new ad featuring Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae, whos trapped in a room and must answer a series of questions to escape. One question targets Googles AI gaffe last year, as Lee taps Perplexity to answer, How do I make cheese stick to a pizza?The AI Overviews in Google Search use results from across the web to feed a summary written by Googles AI tool. However, users quickly found issues with the feature, including one specific response that said Mix about 1/8 cup of Elmers glue in the sauce to make cheese stick to pizza.With growing competition from Perplexity and others, Google announced earlier this month that it would start showing AI Overviews for more queries, whether or not theyre wanted. Meanwhile, Perplexity, which bills itself as an answer engine, has been accused of plagiarizing content.In the new commercial, Lee whips out his phone in search of answers, and after getting disappointing results from Poogle, he turns to Perplexity for a response. Use fresh, low-moisture mozzarella. Dont use glue, Perplexitys AI assistant says.