of 5— Set up Perplexity and choose your focus mode

What you'll accomplish

By the end of this guide, you'll be able to rapidly orient yourself to any emerging risk domain — AI risk, climate risk, geopolitical risk, crypto-related risk — and produce a structured briefing document in 30–45 minutes instead of a day of research. You'll produce better-sourced, more current research than manual Googling, with citations you can actually verify.

What you'll need

Perplexity account at {{tool:Perplexity.url}} — free tier works; Perplexity Pro (Free tier (limited Pro searches); Pro: $20/month or $200/year; Enterprise Pro: $40/user/month/month) gives better answers for complex topics
Clarity on what risk domain you're researching and your organizational context
Time needed: 15 minutes setup; 30–45 minutes per research topic
Cost: Free / Free tier (limited Pro searches); Pro: $20/month or $200/year; Enterprise Pro: $40/user/month/month

How-To Guide: Research Emerging Risks with Perplexity

Step 1: Set up Perplexity and choose your focus mode

Go to {{tool:Perplexity.url}} and create an account or sign in
Click New Thread to start a fresh research session
Look for the Focus mode selector — choose Academic for research papers and regulatory documents, or Web for current news and industry reports
For risk research, Web mode usually provides more current and relevant sources

What you should see: A clean search interface with a text input, similar to a search engine but with a conversation-style follow-up capability

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