TED Talks Daily How AI will answer questions we haven't thought to ask | Aravind Srinivas
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Feb 13, 2025 
Aravind Srinivas, Co-founder and CEO of Perplexity, discusses how AI can revolutionize our quest for knowledge. He explores the intersection of curiosity and technology, emphasizing AI's role in inspiring intellectual growth. Srinivas envisions a future where an AI-driven search engine transforms how we ask questions, democratizing access to information for everyone. He highlights a Slack bot designed to make reliable knowledge accessible, showcasing AI's potential to enhance learning and foster continuous inquiry.
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Aravind Srinivas's Background
- Aravind Srinivas, unlike typical tech founders, continued his education and earned a PhD in AI.
- He noticed a trend of many AI tech founders holding PhDs, contrary to a decline in startup formation by PhDs in other fields.
Larry Page's AI Prediction
- Larry Page, in 2000, predicted AI would be the ultimate search engine, understanding everything and answering any question.
- Srinivas highlights this prediction's accuracy and its relevance to the current AI landscape.
Future of Us, the People
- We should focus on how technology impacts people, not just the future of technology itself.
- Srinivas believes AI will enhance our humanity, not diminish it.