Description:
Aravind Srinivas is a visionary entrepreneur and artificial intelligence researcher, best known as the co-founder and CEO of Perplexity AI, a cutting-edge startup revolutionizing the way people interact with information. With a strong academic background and industry experience at leading AI research labs, Aravind has positioned himself at the forefront of the AI-driven transformation in information search and knowledge retrieval.
Aravind completed his undergraduate studies at IIT Madras, one of India’s most prestigious engineering institutions, where he developed a solid foundation in computer science and machine learning. He later pursued graduate research at UC Berkeley, where he contributed to significant AI projects under the guidance of renowned professors in the field. His work at Berkeley gave him deep insight into deep learning, natural language processing, and neural network design, which laid the groundwork for his future innovations.
Before founding Perplexity AI, Aravind worked at OpenAI, where he collaborated with leading minds on projects that shaped the development of large language models like GPT. His hands-on experience at OpenAI gave him a firsthand understanding of the capabilities and limitations of current AI systems, which further fueled his desire to create something that could truly democratize access to reliable information.