From PhD to CEO: Aravind Srinivas on Reinventing Search with Perplexity AI

21/10/2025 49 min Episodio 11
From PhD to CEO: Aravind Srinivas on Reinventing Search with Perplexity AI

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Episode Synopsis

Aravind Srinivas co-founded Perplexity in 2022 because of his own curiosity about a more transparent and verifiable AI-powered search experience while he was a researcher at OpenAI, Google, and DeepMind. Through his leadership, Perplexity is one of the largest AI companies, with a base of over 30 million active users and 780 million inquiries. His work Questions the Status Quo in the constantly evolving landscape of AI.
In a fireside chat format, Aravind discusses his journey as a founder, shares insights on the expansion of the AI landscape, and reflects on the impact of Perplexity’s mission to support the world’s curiosity. The session concludes with an audience Q&A.
Listen to the full conversation here.

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