By Marc Vartabedian
Publication Date: 2026-03-31 19:50:00
Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas is coming under fire for arguing people should embrace being replaced by artificial intelligence since they don’t like their jobs, anyway.
The co-founder of the San Francisco-based company even said on the All-In podcast that the jarring shift in how work gets done will lead to a “glorious future” everyone should be happy about.
“The reality is most people don’t enjoy their jobs,” the exec said on the episode published Monday.
“There’s suddenly a new possibility, a new opportunity, to use these tools, learn them, and start your own mini business,” he opined. “Even if there is temporary job displacement to deal with, that sort of glorious future is what we should look forward to.”
Listeners were quick to turn to voice outrage, with some saying Srinivas was out of touch with everyday people who are struggling to make ends meet after getting laid off.
“A man worth millions just told the single mother who lost her job that she should be grateful because now she can start a business using his product and called her unemployment a glorious future,” one commenter wrote on X. “This is what happens when you’ve never needed a paycheck to keep the lights on.”
Asked for comment Tuesday, a Perplexity spokesperson told The Post: “Since Perplexity launched in December…
