From NYU Research to Challenging Tech Giants
After years of machine learning research at NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, a researcher never planned to start a company, let alone compete with Google.
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, Yarats spoke about his Courant education and its impact on Perplexity.
Author's summary: Researcher turned entrepreneur challenges Google.