Aravind Srinivas, the Indian-origin CEO of Perplexity AI, had a humorous response to an unexpected case of mistaken identity on social media. The incident occurred when an X user, Nick Speer, mistakenly tagged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal instead of Srinivas in a tweet urging him to keep Perplexity AI unbiased. The tweet read, “@ArvindKejriwal please keep perplexity as unbiased as possible and be wary of biased LLMs.”
Srinivas, known for his wit, quickly addressed the confusion with a light-hearted response: “I am not in Tihar Jail right now.” His reply, a playful nod to Kejriwal’s recent legal troubles, quickly went viral, amassing over 346,000 views and 4,000 likes within hours.
I am not in Tihar Jail right now https://t.co/GXXcHHg55b
— Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas) August 1, 2024
The online community found the mix-up amusing, with one user commenting, “This is too personal for Arvind Kejriwal.” Another user humorously noted the irony, saying, “He thought you were locked in! One of the best examples of model hallucination.”
Others joined in the fun, highlighting the contrast between the two individuals. One comment read, “One is aam aadmi while the other is a billionaire tech bro. One is fighting for people while the other one is fighting fighting with big G,” while another added, “LOOOOLLLLLLLLLL Gen-Z Tech CEOs are different!!!!”
Arvind Kejriwal is currently in Tihar Jail, facing charges related to a money laundering case, although he has been granted interim bail by the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Aravind Srinivas continues to lead Perplexity AI, an AI-powered search engine known for its natural language predictive text capabilities. Before founding Perplexity AI, Srinivas worked as an AI researcher at OpenAI and held research internships at Google and DeepMind.