In an Instagram post, Indian-origin Aravind Srinivas posted two pictures with Perplexity’s newest investor, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The world of football and artificial intelligence merged in an unexpected collaboration as legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo joined Indian-origin Aravind Srinivas’ Perplexity as an investor.
Aravind Srinivas with Cristiano Ronaldo. (Instagram/@aravindsrinivas)
“It’s an honor to be able to partner with Cristiano Ronaldo and welcome him as an investor to @perplexity. There’s a reason he’s the (GOAT): he’s relentless and researches all the time on the latest techniques to recover and push the boundaries. We will work together to make Perplexity the best AI for asking questions!” Srinivas wrote.
How did social media react?
This unexpected collaboration surprised social media users. An individual wrote, “Elite collab. Love to see this happen.” Another added, “Unexpected collab. Awesome.” A third posted, “Congratulations. You’re the greatest Indian Entrepreneur post-2000s hands down! Hope Perplexity is soon mainstream, beating Chrome and Bing.” A fourth expressed, “Indian founders now collaborating with the world’s top gems.”
In a statement to HT.com, Perplexity announced that users of its AI can visit the “Ronaldo hub” to view unseen pictures of the footballer’s personal archive. “Ronaldo fans can dive deeper into his statistics and ask…