This ain’t rocket science, dude. Simple DefinitionMerriam-Webster defines “plagiarism” as “to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own” — but apparently that definition has perplexed the CEO of a buzzy AI search startup.As TechCrunch reports, Perplexity chief executive Arvind Srinivas seemed speechless when asked to define plagiarism — which is telling, considering that Perplexity has repeatedly been accused of it in recent months.During the TechCrunch-hosted Disrupt 2024 conference, Srinivas struggled to summon a response when journalist Devin Coldewey asked him how the company defines the term. He looked around…
