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Perplexity plans IPO in 2028 regardless of what happens to Anthropic or OpenAI, CEO tells CNBC
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas' comments come after AI giant Anthropic confidentially filed to go public.
TL;DR
- Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas confirms the company plans to go public in 2028.
- This timeline is independent of Anthropic's and OpenAI's IPO plans and market performance.
- Srinivas believes successful IPOs from major AI companies are important for the industry.
- He notes that enterprise AI spending is a key focus, with a trend towards 'tokenmaxxing' but also a desire for cost-effective, task-specific models.
- Perplexity utilizes various models, prioritizing cost-efficiency alongside performance for different tasks.