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Ep 23: Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on the future of Search, OpenAI Wrappers and Using AI to Talk to Loved Ones

Dec 14, 2023
Aravind Srinivas, CEO and Co-Founder of Perplexity AI, talks about the birth and future of Perplexity, its potential as a Google competitor, and what search will look like in 10 years. They also discuss the challenges of being viewed as a 'wrapper' for OpenAI, the future of Quora and Wikipedia, and the potential regulation of AI. OpenAI's changing direction and the challenges of developing accurate search results are also discussed.
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Quick takeaways

  • Perplexity AI aims to excel in accuracy, reliability, latency, delightful UX, and constant improvement.
  • The future of search involves providing personalized and concise answers in a conversational interface.

Deep dives

Building a Next-Gen Search Product

The podcast episode features an interview with AI CEO Arvind Srinivas, discussing their next-gen search product called Perplexity. The product aims to excel in five dimensions: accuracy, reliability, latency, delightful UX, and constant improvement. Srinivas explains that building all five dimensions simultaneously is challenging and requires significant effort. He emphasizes the importance of being vertically integrated and having collaboration between designers, product engineers, and data scientists.

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