Nvidia founder Jensen Huang’s meeting with Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas has ignited speculation about a potential partnership between the two companies. Srinivas posted photos of the encounter, suggesting a collaboration. Notably, Huang has publicly expressed his usage of Perplexity’s search engine for research, alongside OpenAI’s ChatGPT, both of which utilize Nvidia’s hardware. Furthermore, Nvidia has invested in Perplexity AI, leading a recent $73.6 million fundraise.
Perplexity AI operates differently from ChatGPT and Google Gemini, focusing on search-and-answer style interactions that cater to the user’s intent and reference previous queries. Investors in Perplexity AI include Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, Databricks, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, and Naval Ravikant, among others.
Some experts believe that Perplexity AI has the potential to replace traditional search engines for certain users due to its answer-based approach. This news comes amidst a backdrop of rising interest in the development and applications of artificial intelligence.
