Interview, Explained
In-depth breakdowns of tech interviews — section-by-section analysis with diagrams, quotes, and insights.
CNBC·
Aravind Srinivas on why the harness — not the model — is the product
Aravind Srinivas· CEO of Perplexity
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas argues the AI product is no longer the model but the harness around it: open-weight orchestrators that route to a frontier model only when a task needs it, run cheaply per watt on hardware you own, over proprietary data you keep.
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Joe Rogan Experience·
Aravind Srinivas on why cheap cognition makes curiosity priceless
Aravind Srinivas· Co-founder and CEO of Perplexity
When cognition costs the same as compute, value moves to what stays scarce — curiosity and good questions — and Srinivas argues that owning your own AI is how individuals keep that power.
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