Beyond NYU: Challenging Tech Giants
After years of machine learning research at NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, a researcher is now co-founder and chief technology officer of $20 billion startup Perplexity AI.
He is challenging the dominant search engine with a new AI-powered alternative, crediting his four years at NYU for the mindset that made it possible.
Yarats spoke about how his Courant education led to Perplexity, why he competes with trillion-dollar companies and what it takes to keep a growing startup moving at breakneck speed.
Author's summary: NYU researcher becomes co-founder of Perplexity AI.