0:00 Introduction
4:44 Aravind’s background
10:05 Getting hired at OpenAI
13:30 DeepMind vs. OpenAI
22:57 Cultivating Perplexity AI’s culture
28:24 Why Aravind avoids meetings
32:30 Why Larry Page is Aravind’s favorite entrepreneur
36:30 Career advice for students
42:23 Why Perplexity AI won’t become commoditized
47:00 How Perplexity AI views distribution
49:47 Competing with tech giants for top talent
53:22 Seeking truth

Sriram and Aarthi are joined by Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI, an AI conversational engine that answers users' questions with sources and citations.


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