July 21, 2025 — Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas has one blunt message for the internet generation drowning in negativity and digital clutter:
“Stop doomscrolling. Start using AI.”
As social media timelines overflow with noise, outrage, and anxiety-inducing news cycles, Srinivas is urging users to trade passive scrolling for active skill-building—especially with artificial intelligence. His advice isn’t just philosophical. It’s strategic.
📉 The Doomscrolling Dilemma
We’ve all been there—scrolling endlessly through bad news, hot takes, and political flame wars. But according to Srinivas, every moment spent in that cycle is wasted potential, especially now that AI tools can radically increase productivity, creativity, and employability.
🧑💼 The New Employability Standard: AI Fluency
Srinivas doesn’t mince words:
“People who are at the frontier of using AIs are going to be way more employable than people who are not. That’s guaranteed to happen.”
With new AI advancements dropping every few months, the skills gap is widening fast. According to him, those not leveraging AI tools will fall behind—both economically and professionally.
🚀 Enter Entrepreneurship: Build or Join the AI Revolution
Acknowledging that AI will replace many repetitive jobs, Srinivas offers a way forward: entrepreneurship.
Whether you start your own business using AI tools or join agile startups doing just that, the opportunity to create new value is immense. The job market of the future, he argues, won’t be dominated by Big Tech—but by small, smart, AI-native ventures.
🌐 Perplexity’s Vision: Comet as Your AI Operating System
Srinivas’s philosophy ties directly into Perplexity’s latest innovation: the Comet browser, pitched as an AI operating system for white-collar professionals.
Tasks like:
- Sourcing candidates
- Scheduling meetings
- Writing and replying to emails
- Drafting and editing documents
…can all be handled by Comet. In fact, Srinivas has said that tools like Comet could make roles like recruiters and executive assistants largely redundant.
Comet isn’t just another browser—it’s built to do the work, not just find the link.
🔍 Why Google Might Struggle in an AI-First World
Srinivas also took aim at traditional search engines, especially Google’s ad-based model, suggesting it’s fundamentally at odds with an AI-first future. While Google optimizes for clicks and revenue, Perplexity is optimizing for user utility, direct answers, and automated action.
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