The Aarthi and Sriram Show EP 73 - The Aravind Srinivas Interview: How Perplexity Is Revolutionizing The Future Of Search
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Feb 29, 2024 
Listen to Aravind Srinivas discuss his journey from academia to AI research, his unique approach to building Perplexity AI, how Larry Page inspires him, and why he avoids meetings. Learn about the culture at tech companies, the importance of talent retention, and the strategic differentiation of products in the AI industry.
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Aravind's Path to AI
- Aravind Srinivas initially pursued IIT for status, not passion, and felt disappointed with Electrical Engineering.
- He discovered online lectures and coding, excelling in machine learning due to his electrical background, which led to internships at OpenAI and DeepMind.
DeepMind vs OpenAI Culture
- DeepMind had a hierarchical, research-focused culture while OpenAI was more engineering-driven.
- OpenAI's success stemmed from scaling simple ideas and embracing unsupervised learning, contrasting with DeepMind's focus on simulations.
Truth-Seeking and Shipping Velocity
- Focus on discovering small truths every week to build towards larger truths about your company and product.
- Maintain a fast shipping cadence to enable rapid experimentation and learning, even if it means failing.