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Aravind Srinivas once failed to switch to Computer Science. Now, he is the Co-founder & CEO of Perplexity, the AI startup leading the revolution in how humanity accesses information. With a dual degree in Electrical Engineering, Aravind initially faced disappointment when failing to switch to Computer Science by a narrow margin, a setback that fuelled him into online learning and programming. This became foundational for his later success in machine learning and programming. While studying, he focused on AI and published several papers, which set the foundation for his future work. He earned a PhD from UC Berkeley, specializing in reinforcement learning and generative models. He also worked as a research scientist at Google DeepMind and contributed to OpenAI's developments in language and diffusion models. In 2022, Aravind co-founded Perplexity. Today, the company has already gained rapid traction and achieved a valuation of over over $1 billion after securing investments from world-class investors like NEA Ventures, IVP and Bessemer Venture Partners. Find our other speakers at Slush 2024: slush.org/speakers Want to see what Aravind has to say? Get your ticket to Slush now: slush.org/tickets

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