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Perplexity Making Google a Paranoid Android with CEO Aravind Srinivas and Ann Bordetsky of NEA | Okay, Computer.

Mar 5, 2024
Discussion on Perplexity's competition with other chatbots, Elon Musk suing Open AI, Apple & Google missing out on the AI rally, and enterprise chatbots impacting jobs. Insights on Perplexity CEO's background, reinventing search, taking share from Google, revenue sources, and Silicon Valley vibes.
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Quick takeaways

  • Perplexity aims to disrupt the search engine market by offering a user-friendly answer engine powered by AI technology.
  • NEA views Perplexity as a unique blend of Wikipedia and Reddit, leading to a larger investment commitment.

Deep dives

Arvind Srinivas' Journey and Vision for Perplexity

Arvind Srinivas, the CEO and founder of Perplexity, transitioned from academia to entrepreneurship with the goal of revolutionizing search using advanced AI technology. His passion for search and AI led to the creation of Perplexity, an answer engine powered by LLMs and AI capabilities. Despite starting as an experiment, the consumer appeal of Perplexity rapidly grew, positioning it as a disruptive player in the search engine space.

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