Perplexity AI is making its pitch for TikTok, as the Trump administration’s deadline to strike a deal and avert a ban on the popular video-sharing platform quickly approaches.

The artificial intelligence (AI) search engine, which initially submitted a bid to merge with TikTok in January, argued Friday that it could create a new, more transparent algorithm and enhance the app with its AI and search capabilities.

“A TikTok rebuilt and powered by Perplexity would create the world's greatest platform for creativity and knowledge discovery,” the company wrote in a blog post.

Perplexity said it would create an open-source recommendation system, with infrastructure developed and maintained in the U.S. Any TikTok sale would........

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