Aravind Srinivas

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Aravind Srinivas
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Srinivas at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2024
Born (1994-06-07) June 7, 1994 (age 31)
Madras, India
Nationality Indian
Education IIT Madras (B.Tech, M.Tech), University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.)
OccupationCEO of Perplexity AI
Known forCo-Founding Perplexity AI
Scientific career
Thesis Representation Learning for Perception and Control  (2021)
Doctoral advisor Pieter Abbeel

Aravind Srinivas (born 7 June 1994) is an Indian computer scientist and entrepreneur, best known as the CEO and co-founder of Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence company specializing in conversational search technologies. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Srinivas was born in a Tamil family, on June 7, 1994 in Madras, India, known now as Chennai. [3] [4] He earned dual degrees (B.Tech and M.Tech) in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. [3] He later pursued a PhD in computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. [5]

Career

During his academic career, Srinivas held research positions at OpenAI, Google Brain, and DeepMind focusing on machine learning and artificial intelligence. [6] [7]

In 2022, he co-founded Perplexity AI alongside Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, and Andy Konwinski. The company developed an AI-powered "answer engine" designed to provide direct, cited responses to user queries, seeking to distinguish itself from traditional search engines. [8] [9] [4]

In December 2024, Srinivas stated that he had been waiting for a US green card for nearly three years. [10] His tweet asking whether he should get a green card was responded to by Elon Musk with a 'yes', which sparked debate on US immigration. [11] In the same year, Time magazine named him one of the "TIME100 Most Influential People in AI". [12]

References

  1. ↑ Peluso, Olivia (2025-03-12). "Who Is Aravind Srinivas, the Founder and CEO Behind $9B Perplexity AI?". Observer. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  2. ↑ Sharma, Nonika (2025-02-10). "Who Is Aravind Srinivas, CEO Who Has Challenged Elon Musk Over USAID". NDTV. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  3. 1 2 Adhikary, Mukesh (2024-03-01). "'I was depressed': Silicon Valley-based CEO on not getting admission in Computer Science at IIT Madras". Business Today. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  4. 1 2 Goode, Lauren. "Perplexity's Founder Was Inspired by Sundar Pichai. Now They're Competing to Reinvent Search". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  5. ↑ Ellery, Marni (2025-03-10). "Berkeley alum wants to 'make the planet smarter'". Berkeley Engineering. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  6. ↑ "Event: The Future of AI with Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas |…". Harvard Innovation Labs. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  7. ↑ Love, Julia; Anand, Priya (2023-03-28). "AI Search Startup Raises $26 Million to Offer Rival to Google". Bloomberg News.
  8. ↑ "Report: Perplexity Business Breakdown & Founding Story | Contrary Research". research.contrary.com. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  9. ↑ Jackson, Amber (2024-06-09). "Perplexity AI: A Startup Backed by Billion-Dollar Investors". technologymagazine.com. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  10. ↑ "Perplexity AI CEO says "still haven't gotten" a green card amid immigration debate ahead of U.S. Presidential Election 2024". The Hindu. 2024-11-01. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  11. ↑ "Indian-origin CEO asks 'Should I get a green card?' on X; Elon Musk's reply sparks debate on US immigration". The Times of India. 2024-12-16. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  12. ↑ Perrigo, Billy (2024-09-05). "TIME100 AI 2024: Aravind Srinivas". TIME. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
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