Perplexity's CEO, Aravind Srinivas, challenges Google's reliance on ads. He believes it hinders AI integration. Srinivas anticipates Google will adopt features from Perplexity's Comet browser. He also criticizes Google's organizational structure. Comet, an AI-powered browser, prioritizes users. It is currently available to premium Perplexity subscribers. A free version is planned. Srinivas aims to challenge Google's market dominance.
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