Perplexity: Beyond Searching for Answers

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The chapter examines Perplexity's role as an answer engine, emphasizing the continuous journey of discovery it initiates rather than just providing answers. It contrasts Perplexity with Google, discussing differences in user experience and technological approach, highlighting Perplexity's focus on direct answers and information synthesis. The chapter also explores the strengths and weaknesses of Perplexity compared to Google, touching on factors like speed, accuracy, and personalized user interfaces.

Arvind Srinivas is CEO of Perplexity, a company that aims to revolutionize how we humans find answers to questions on the Internet. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(10:52) – How Perplexity works
(18:48) – How Google works
(41:16) – Larry Page and Sergey Brin
(55:50) – Jeff Bezos
(59:18) – Elon Musk
(1:01:36) – Jensen Huang
(1:04:53) – Mark Zuckerberg
(1:06:21) – Yann LeCun
(1:13:07) – Breakthroughs in AI
(1:29:05) – Curiosity
(1:35:22) – $1 trillion dollar question
(1:50:13) – Perplexity origin story
(2:05:25) – RAG
(2:27:43) – 1 million H100 GPUs
(2:30:15) – Advice for startups
(2:42:52) – Future of search
(3:00:29) – Future of AI