How AI will answer questions we haven't thought to ask | Aravind Srinivas

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🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Human potential will only accelerate with AI answering questions better and faster than ever before, says Aravind Srinivas, cofounder and CEO of conversational search engine Perplexity. He examines the trends driving new AI-powered tools that nourish curiosity and creativity — and how they might usher in a new era of intellectual growth and discovery. "Knowledge does not really care about who you are, where you're from or who you have access to. Rather, what matters is the next question you're going to ask," says Srinivas.

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0:56.9	Aravind, Srinivas, is the CEO of Perplexity, a search engine that answers your questions by using the power of AI. In his 2024 talk, he explains why today's AI revolution may actually be a revolution in enhancing the very human trait of curiosity
1:04.4	and questioning. There are a couple of ways I'm not a traditional tech founder.
1:13.7	I never dropped out of college.
1:18.2	In fact, I kept going.
1:21.0	I'm an academic, you could say,
1:23.4	and it's okay to be proud that I have a PhD in AI
1:26.7	from Berkeley right here in the Bay Area.
1:34.3	But there's something interesting in AI that I've noticed compared to other tech founders,
1:41.3	or they're stereotypes at least.
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