Perplexity CEO Criticizes India's AI Approach

CosmicTaco · 2025-01-22T11:10:13.665022+05:30

- Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas argues India should build AI models from scratch instead of finetuning existing ones. - Srinivas emphasizes the need for India to showcase its capability in AI, similar to ISRO's achievements. - Industry experts have mixed opinions, with some supporting foundational model training and others favoring practical solutions using existing models. Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/india-on-wrong-path-should-build-foundational-models-perplexity-ceo/)

Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas argues India should build AI models from scratch instead of finetuning existing ones.
Srinivas emphasizes the need for India to showcase its capability in AI, similar to ISRO's achievements.
Industry experts have mixed opinions, with some supporting foundational model training and others favoring practical solutions using existing models.

Source: Inc42