Aravind Srinivas Cartoon: CITATION NEEDED

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Srinivas life strip: Berkeley robot PhD; a year at OpenAI, then gone; Perplexity footnotes vs Google blue links; $9B money sack; Comet rocket hits Google; finale: Srinivas and Yarats by helicopter gaze at a footnote valley — HE WANTED TO CITE THE WEB. NOW THE WEB IS JUST HIS FOOTNOTES. — ARAVIND SRINIVAS: Berkeley robot PhD to a one-year OpenAI stint to Perplexity — he built the answer engine that cites its sources, chased a $9 billion valuation, and launched a whole browser to finish the job on Google.Zimbo for AI News Page

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