At a San Francisco tech summit, Perplexity, a search startup aiming to rival Google, was voted the "most likely to fail" by founders and investors. This informal poll, revealing skepticism about its high valuation and rapid fundraising, placed Perplexity ahead of even OpenAI. The sentiment highligh»»»

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Aravind Srinivas, India's youngest billionaire, leads $20B AI startup Perplexity, challenging Google's dominance while emphasizing wisdom over wealth. At 31, Aravind Srinivas runs Perplexity, a $20 billion AI search startup that has dared to challenge Google’s near-total dominance. Recently listed »»»