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Beyond NYU: Challenging Tech Giants

After years of machine learning research at NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, writing papers and solving computational problems, Yarats never planned on starting a company. Today, as 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.

Yarats credits his four years at NYU for the mindset that made it possible. In an interview with WSN, he spoke about his Courant education and competing with trillion-dollar companies.

He is challenging the dominant search engine with a new AI-powered alternative.

Yarats discussed how his education led to Perplexity and what it takes to keep a growing startup moving at breakneck speed.

Author's summary: Challenging tech giants with AI.

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