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Apr 2024
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How Perplexity.ai Is Disrupting The Futu...

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Is our search functionality changing? How will AI change how we find information? Who will usher in the next wave of the online search experience? The Next Wave answers those questions and more as Matt Wolfe (https://twitter.com/mreflow) and Nathan Lands (https://twitter.com/NathanLands) talk with Aravind Srinivas (https://twitter.com/AravSrinivas), CEO of Perplexity A.I. They discuss perplexity’s beginnings, Arivand’s journey from Open AI to Google Deep Mind, to Perplexity, and how they are changing how people use search functionality, differentiating themselves from Google. Plus, open source vs closed source, AI’s implications for creators and more!


Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://link.chtbl.com/4FZET15d


Show Notes:

(00:00) Aravind’s beginnings from India to Berkley and Silicon Valley

(05:28) Entering OpenAI humbled Aravind and motivated him to pursue entrepreneurship.

(07:34) Pitching a bold idea for disrupting Google search.

(11:10) New search experiences utilizing large language models.

(15:23) Deep research brings clients seeking answers, not products.

(16:50) Transitioning the world’s search results from links to answers

(19:17) Value sharing model needed for AI companies.

(22:11) Incentive for profits, expecting technological advancements.

(25:31) Encouraging open source for mutual benefit.



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Check Out Matt’s Stuff:

• Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/

• Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/

• YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow


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The Next Wave is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Darren Clarke // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

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