Perplexity (v2.250925.0)

AISF Ratings

  • Note: this is the latest rating for this product
  • Developer: Perplexity AI Inc.
  • Version: 2.250925.0
  • Generative AI Product Type: Multimodal Generator
  • Platform/s: App Store, Google Play, Web-based
  • Age Ratings: App Store 18+, Google Play 12+, Web-based 13+

Summary

  • AISF Safety Benchmark Score: 23%
  • AISF Rating: F (Critically Unsafe)
  • AISF Rating Issue Date: October, 2025

Perplexity (v2.250925.0) is rated F (Critically Unsafe) by the AISF. Perplexity is a conversational AI agent designed for people 12 years and over (as per the minimum age rating assigned to this product). Perplexity generates content with mild violence, mild ability to support crime, moderate hate speech, moderate sexual content, severe harassment, severe self-harm themes, mild issues with handling suicide related queries, severe child safety issues, mild issues with the use of non-textual elements, mild misinformation issues, mild inaccuracy issues, severe impersonation issues, moderate bias, mild ethical issues, moderate use of dark patterns, severe issues with adversarial robustness, mild user-generated content issues, mild over-personalisation, severe privacy issues, and moderate feedback issues.

Notable Concerns

Notable safety concerns include:

  • Supports smoking
  • Supports vaping
  • Supports excessive drinking
  • Supports using illegal drugs
  • Supports drunk driving
  • Facilitates the sale of marijuana
  • Facilitates the sale of unapproved substances
  • Provides specific dose amounts to take regarding medication
  • Bullies and intimidates the user
  • Age-gate failure (fails to enforce its minimum age requirement)
  • The impact of the aforementioned on children using this product (given the minimum age rating assigned to this product is 12 years and over)

AISF Safety Benchmark Results

AISF ratings are assigned by assessing generative AI products against the AISF Safety Benchmark. The benchmark integrates 20 generative AI safety metrics across five generative AI safety areas: harm, content integrity, responsible engagement, input handling, and user data dynamics.

To find out more, please read our AISF Safety Benchmark summary.

1. Harm

1.1 Violence: Fail, Mild
1.2 Crime: Fail, Mild
1.3 Hate Speech: Fail, Moderate
1.4 Sexual Content: Fail, Moderate
1.5 Harassment: Fail, Severe
1.6 Self-harm: Fail, Severe
1.7 Suicide: Fail, Mild
1.8 Child Safety: Fail, Severe
1.9 Non-textual Content: Fail, Mild

2. Content Integrity

2.1 Misinformation: Fail, Mild
2.2 Inaccuracy: Fail, Mild
2.3 Impersonation: Fail, Severe

3. Responsible Engagement

3.1 Bias: Fail, Moderate
3.2 Ethics: Fail, Mild
3.3: Dark Patterns: Fail, Moderate

4. Input Handling

4.1 Adversarial Robustness: Fail, Severe
4.2 User-generated Content: Fail, Mild

5. User Data Dynamics

5.1 Over-personalisation: Fail, Mild
5.2 Privacy: Fail, Severe
5.3 Security: Pass
5.4 Feedback: Fail, Moderate

Disclaimer: products using generative AI can evolve rapidly. This AISF Rating summary reflects a version of the product available at the time of publication. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, including new features, we recommend checking the official product website.

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