A recent social media exchange between Elon Musk and Aravind Srinivas, the Indian-origin CEO of Perplexity AI, has attracted a lot of attention. Mr Srinivas, who has been applying for a green card for the past three years, has asked Musk for advice on his application status.
Srinivas asked the question, “I think I should get a green card. Wdyt?” at X. While the tweet received several responses, Elon Musk's response, “Yes,” caused a flurry of activity. Mr. Srinivas responded with red heart emojis and folded hands to express his appreciation.”
See the message here:
Yes
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 14, 2024
Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine, is backed by several prominent investors, including Jeff Bezos. The company was founded in 2022 by Aravind Srinivas, Andy Konwinski, Denis Yarats and Johnny Ho and is currently led by Mr. Srinivas as CEO.
Srinivas, an IIT Madras alumnus, completed his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He started his career as a research intern at OpenAI and later held similar positions at leading technology companies such as Google and DeepMind. Before co-founding Perplexity, he returned to OpenAI as a research scientist.
This is not the first time that the SpaceX CEO has addressed Aravind Srinivas' posts. A few days ago, he responded to a post from the Indian-origin CEO about his wait for a green card.
“We have an upside-down system that makes it difficult for very talented people to come to America legally, but trivial for criminals to come here illegally. Why is it easier to enter illegally as a murderer than legally as a Nobel Prize winner? @realDonaldTrump and DOGE will fix this,” Musk wrote, referring to the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
