Perplexity Computer builds interactive 400-million-year Earth globe from 14 datasets
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Aravind Srinivas says Perplexity's Computer built an interactive globe of Earth's history from 14 open datasets.
The globe's own engine moves 258 tectonic plates across 109 paleo-elevation maps. Users can drag a timeline or type a city to see where it sat 400 million years ago.
The post on X does not describe how the globe was tested or who else has used it.
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Aravind Srinivas@AravSrinivasOfficialPerplexity's Computer builds an interactive Earth globe spanning 400 million yearsAIAravind Srinivas says Perplexity's Computer produced an interactive globe showing Earth across 400 million years. The globe was built from 14 open datasets, with an engine that moves 258 plates across 109 paleo-elevation maps.
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