Silicon Valley Girl Perplexity CEO: AI Is About to Change the Internet Forever | Aravind Srinivas
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Sep 26, 2025 
In a compelling conversation, Aravind Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of Perplexity AI, shares insights on how AI is reshaping education, career paths, and individual empowerment. He discusses the rapid growth of Perplexity, highlighting their innovative Comet browser that autonomously assists users. Aravind dives into how AI will change shopping by 2030, the potential for agent-level ads to enhance trust, and how professionals can adapt in an AI-driven world. His emphasis on personal depth and product quality provides a refreshing perspective on the future of technology.
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Compound Daily Improvements Drive Growth
- Aravind attributes Perplexity's rapid growth to relentless daily improvements and user-focused bug fixing.
- He argues that 1% compound improvements daily produce exponential product gains and user trust.
Agentic Browser Enables Multi-Step Actions
- Comet is an agentic browser that reasons across content, pulls transcripts, and performs actions like playing videos from precise timestamps.
- This enables multi-step tasks and saves users time by automating research-to-action flows.
Prioritize Product Quality Over Paid Hype
- Build genuinely great products and encourage organic reviews rather than buying praise to win AI agent recommendations.
- Focus on product quality and word-of-mouth since agents read reviews across platforms.