WTF Online – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we sat with Perplexity AI co-founder & CEO, Aravind Srinivas, to explore the evolution of artificial intelligence, what the big AI giants are up to & if we can even predict the future. We also speak about the most significant AI advancements, the role of India in this fast-moving sector - where the real opportunities lie, what’s being overlooked, and finally, the questions we didn't even know we should be asking.

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Timestamps -

00:00 - Intro

00:45 - Meeting Aravind Srinivas | His Journey & Career Path

12:14 - AI’s Evolution | From Basics to Super Intelligence

29:06 - Understanding the Process Behind AI

35:54 - WTF is a Neural Network?

45:25 - Large Language Models (LLMs) & it’s Evolution

53:59 - The Latest AI Shifts 57:03 - Aravind’s Hustle | Work, Education & Family

01:05:13 - What are Big Players of AI Doing? | Perplexity, Google, Meta, Open AI, Anthropic, and more 01:22:00 - Where the Real AI Opportunities Are

01:34:44 - AI Features & Tools | Text-Videos, Chatbots, Translations

01:39:15 - Why Data Centers Are the Next Big Thing

01:49:42 - India’s Role & Scope in this Industry

02:02:47 - Aravind’s AI Platform Recommendations

02:05:26 - Where AI is Headed Next

02:08:43 - AI Regulations | Tackling Complications

02:16:17 - Outro

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We’ve crossed the point where AI lives inside screens.

Brett and I talk about the moment it steps into the real world — and what that does to labour,

society, memory, and families.

The future didn’t arrive gradually — it arrived all at once.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:37 - Brett’s path to building a humanoid

03:41 - When do flying taxis become real?

08:40 - Moving from Archer to Figure AI

12:03 - Are we ready for humanoids?

14:52 - What’s inside a robot?

22:06 - Can humanoids out-efficient humans?

28:35 - The next form factor

34:23 - Competing with LLM

38:35 - Why real-world data beats synthetic data

41:51 - Kids + humanoids: Safety & design

46:59 - Dystopia: competitive lever in AI regulation?

49:25 - Robots’ eyesight & perception

52:17 - Why humanoids are possible today

56:59 - Other players in the industry

1:00:17 - The first problem humanoids solve

1:04:06 - Is China ahead in robotics?

1:07:54 - Ending partnership with OpenAI

1:10:38 - When does AI money turn into real revenue?

1:13:29 - Where to invest?

1:17:24 - What should you build in humanoids?

1:22:50 - What’s next for social media?

1:28:42 - What happens to jobs + society?

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They walk. They learn. They remember.

Brett Adcock and I talk about what happens when robots enter our homes — not as machines,

but as companions.

So what happens next? Stay Tuned.

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