The Aarthi and Sriram Show

EP 73 - The Aravind Srinivas Interview: How Perplexity Is Revolutionizing The Future Of Search

Episode Notes

Sriram and Aarthi are joined by Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI, an AI conversational engine that answers users' questions with sources and citations.

Show notes:

(0:00) Introduction

(4:44) Aravind’s background

(10:05) Getting hired at OpenAI

(13:30) DeepMind vs. OpenAI

(22:57) Cultivating Perplexity AI’s culture

(28:24) Why Aravind avoids meetings

(32:30) Why Larry Page is Aravind’s favorite entrepreneur

(36:30) Career advice for students

(42:23) Why Perplexity AI won’t become commoditized

(47:00) How Perplexity AI views distribution

(49:47) Competing with tech giants for top talent

(53:22) Seeking truth

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