Overview

• Cristiano Ronaldo told the Portugal Football Globes audience he researched and organized his acceptance remarks with help from Perplexity.
• Ronaldo said he felt nervous and even questioned what the Prestige Globe Award signified before turning to the chatbot for guidance.
• Perplexity shared a video of the moment on X with a caption noting his use of the tool to prepare the speech.
• The company later said the shout-out was organic and described being surprised and excited by the public mention.
• Coverage described the episode as fueling wider discussion about everyday use of AI assistants, even as Ronaldo also spoke about playing a few more years and Portugal’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers.