India, March 24 -- Perplexity co-founder Aravind Srinivas recently appeared on Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath's WTF Online podcast, where he spoke about his early influences, time in Bengaluru, and entry into the world of artificial intelligence.

Srinivas revealed that his mother had always envisioned him studying at IIT Madras. "Every time we would go on a bus and pass by the IIT Madras campus, my mom would point to the campus and say, 'This is where you're going to study.' It's not even like you should study; this is where you're going to study. So that was the expectation," he recalled.

During a three-week internship in Bengaluru, Srinivas admitted he barely explored the city, choosing instead to stay indoors and work. He blamed th...