{"id":407551,"date":"2025-10-09T13:21:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T07:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/dont-do-this-perplexity-ais-aravind-srinivas-warns-after-comet-user-completes-45-minute-online-course-in-16-seconds-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T13:37:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:07:28","slug":"dont-do-this-perplexity-ais-aravind-srinivas-warns-after-comet-user-completes-45-minute-online-course-in-16-seconds-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/dont-do-this-perplexity-ais-aravind-srinivas-warns-after-comet-user-completes-45-minute-online-course-in-16-seconds-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Don\u2019t do this\u2019: Perplexity AI’s Aravind Srinivas warns after Comet user completes 45-minute online course in 16 seconds – Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Perplexity AI’s CEO Aravind Srinivas’ reaction to a social media post describing how to use Comet browser to complete an online course has gone viral. The 31-year-old billionaire commented on a video shared on X which described the process to use Comet to complete a Coursera course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Aravind Srinivas’ repost with the caption, \u201cAbsolutely don\u2019t do this” amassed over 50 lakh views, 45 thousand reactions and several comments in less that 11 hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An X user named Amrit Nigam, who claims to be a web developer, expressed gratitude to Aravind Srinivas and Perplexity’s Comet AI and stated, \u201cJust completed my Coursera <\/a>course.\u201d The video shows Comet AI answering 12 questions of a 45-minute training assignment due on October 20. In the 16-second video clip, one can see the techie’s prompt \u201cComplete the assignment\u201d and the AI assistant automating the task.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ironically, the user later stated the course was on \u201cAI Ethics, Responsibility and Creativity<\/a>.\u201d This post created a stir online as many reacted, including Perplexity AI’s CEO Aravind Srinivas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Social media reaction<\/h2>\n

A user wrote,”Thanks for creating Frankistein’s monster. I want it on my Linux laptop. When can I get it?”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Another user remarked, \u201cHe meant comet completed his Coursera course.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A third user stated, \u201cOh\u2026 but they will. Companies<\/a> are more likely to get candidates who use tools like this to juice their resume than actual talent with integrity. It\u2019s a good problem, though. It should induce a greater awareness of meritocratic evaluation methodologies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A fourth comment read, \u201cWhen your AI course teaches ethics and your AI assistant teaches shortcuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A fifth user remarked, \u201cthis is what future looks like with bots everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A sixth user said, \u201cA good lesson for coursera and others to improvise in this age of ultron.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A seventh user quipped, \u201cThe New Soham Parekh !\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Aravind Srinivas net worth<\/h2>\n

According to the Hurun India Rich List 2025, Aravind Srinivas, an alum of IIT Madras, is the youngest billionaire in India, which estimated his net worth at \u20b9<\/span>21,190 crore. “His wealth stems from building a foundational AI model competing globally,\u201d the Hurun report said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He secured dual degrees \u2014 one in Electrical Engineering and another PhD in Computer Science, before founding his own company. Previously, he worked at several big tech companies such as OpenAI, Google, and DeepMind. Aravind Srinivas in collaboration with Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, and Andy Konwinski started Perplexity AI in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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