Perplexity's CEO takes a shot at Google's AI dilemma: 'They need to embrace one path and suffer'

While Google has been testing its own agent-like tools, Perplexity's CEO said the tech giant is constrained by its need to protect ad revenue.

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• Perplexity's CEO said Google's model is at odds with the rise of AI agents.
• Google is testing agent-like tools, but its ad business is holding it back, said Aravind Srinivas.
• "They need to embrace one path and suffer," he said in a Reddit forum on Wednesday.

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