AI Kills Jobs, Suggests Everyone Become 'Mini CEO' of Their Laundry
KEY POINTS
- ā¢Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas stated last week at Nvidiaās GTC that AI job losses could lead to new small business creation.
- ā¢He encouraged those displaced to use AI tools to start 'mini businesses' like writing pitch decks or childrenās books.
- ā¢Perplexity, founded in 2022 and valued at $20 billion, counts SoftBank, Nvidia, and Jeff Bezos as investors driving this AI-powered entrepreneurship vision.
On the bright side of robot domination, Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity CEO (yep, the AI search engine startup cashing $20 billion from SoftBank, Nvidia, and Bezos), insists AI slashing jobs at Nvidia's GTC last week should spur the 'mini business revolution.' His solution? Quit your dead-end gig and hustle writing childrenās books or pitch decks powered by AI ā because apparently, AI is here to make you entrepreneur royalty with your own 'mini business.' Srinivas, ex-DeepMind/OpenAI brainiac, told the 'All In' podcast that while AI might temporarily wreck jobs, itāll ultimately gift us a 'glorious future' where side hustles funded by your doomscrolling hours turned AI-fueled patio startup pay your bills and your soul aspirational joy.
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(1 of 3)Source: Businessinsider | Published: 3/24/2026 | Author: Shubhangi Goel