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In the picture, Sundar Pichai and Aravind Srinivas were seen dressed in suits. They posed beamingly for the camera.
Sundar Pichai and Aravind Srinivas met at the AI Action Summit in Paris. (Photo Credits: X)
When Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Perplexity AI co-founder Aravind Srinivas came under one roof in Paris on Tuesday (February 11), their meeting sparked intrigue among social media users. For those unaware, the two Indian-origin CEOs are bound by one common thread — both belong to Tamil Nadu. The meeting made many wonder if Google was eyeing the opportunity to acquire Srinivas’s startup.
A few guessed that Sundar Pichai and Aravind Srinivas were simply bonding over their shared love for India. Notably, the tech professionals attended the AI Action Summit, an event, which aims to shape the future of artificial intelligence.
After the event was over, Aravind Srinivas shared a picture with Sundar Pichai on X (formerly Twitter). Dressed in suits for the occasion, the duo smiled and posed for the photograph. In the caption, Aravind wrote, “Great meeting you Sundar Pichai.”
No sooner the snap surfaced, the internet went into overdrive.
“You should collaborate and make the best search engine together Google has funds and you have the best team to work on and better AI for humanity not just for money,” suggested a user.
Another pointed out that while Sundar Pichai symbolised the “past”, Aravind Srinivas portrayed the “present”
On a light-hearted note, a person posed a question for Aravind Srinivas: “Did you ask him if he switched from Google Assistant to Perplexity Assistant on his Apple phone?”
Highlighting their South Indian roots, an individual labelled the two, “Chennai boys”
Here’s what this user had to say, “Did you converse like Enna machan, eppidi irukke?”
Someone else commented, “ChennAI Express!” referring to both the Bollywood film and artificial intelligence.
“You two look like Brothers. 1. Sundar: A Lego Version, 2. Aravind: A Smurfs Version,” read a remark.
So far, the post has amassed over 595.6k views.
Born in Madurai, Sundar Pichai spent his childhood in Chennai.
Aravind Srinivas was born two decades later in the same city. Interestingly, both studied at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). While Sundar Pichai is an IIT Kharagpur graduate, Aravind Srinivas attended the Madras branch.
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