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Perplexity Making Google a Paranoid Android with CEO Aravind Srinivas and Ann Bordetsky of NEA

2024/3/5
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On this episode of Okay, Computer. Dan Nathan and Deirdre Bosa discuss Perplexity vs. other chatbots (2:30), Elon Musk suing Open AI & Sam Altman (7:30), Apple & Google sitting out the AI rally (9:45), and enterprise chatbots taking jobs (22:45). After the break, Dan sits down with Aravind Srinivas,) Perplexity) CEO and Ann Bordetsky,) Partner at NEA for the latest installment of our Funders x Founders series (27:30). They hit Aravind’s background (29:00), reinventing search (33:00), what Perplexity is and how it works (38:30), taking share from Google (41:30), revenue sources they are focused on (56:30) and a vibe check on Silicon Valley (57:15). 

Articles Mentioned on this Podcast:

  • Google vs. Google: The Internal Struggle Holding Back its AI (CNBC’s TechCheck))

  • Elon Musk Suing Open AI & Sam Altman Over Contract Breach (CNBC))

  • Klarna froze hiring because of AI. Now it says its chatbot does the work of 700 full-time staff (Fortune))

  • JPMorgan’s AI-Aided Cashflow Model Can Cut Manual Work by 90% (Bloomberg))

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