Aravind Srinivas urges young professionals to master AI tools as social media scrolling risks wasting valuable time.
📱 Social Media vs. AI: A Wake-Up Call for the Next Generation
Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas has a clear message for young people: stop doomscrolling on Instagram and start learning Artificial Intelligence (AI).
In a recent conversation with tech YouTuber Matthew Berman, Srinivas emphasized that fluency in AI tools is rapidly becoming a key skill for employability in the evolving job market.
“Spend less time doomscrolling on Instagram; spend more time using the AIs,” he said.
“People who really are at the frontier of using AI systems are going to be way more employable than people who are not. That’s guaranteed to happen.”
🤖 AI Adoption: The New Employability Marker
Srinivas highlighted how AI tools are reshaping industries, making it crucial for workers to reskill constantly.
- AI tools evolve every 3–6 months, forcing professionals to adapt quickly.
- Being AI-literate is no longer optional—it’s a career necessity.
- Those who fail to embrace AI may fall behind or lose jobs to automation.
“Human race has never been extremely fast at adapting,” Srinivas noted. “Current developments are testing the limits of how fast we can adapt.”
📉 Job Losses vs. New Opportunities
While AI is expected to replace certain roles, Srinivas remains optimistic about new opportunities through entrepreneurship and innovation:
- People who lose jobs may start AI-driven businesses.
- Others can learn AI tools to contribute to new companies.
This aligns with other tech leaders’ predictions:
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs may disappear within five years.
- AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warned that AI will replace “mundane intellectual labour.”
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang suggested AI will augment rather than eliminate jobs, transforming existing roles.
🛠️ AI Already Replacing Recruiters?
Srinivas gave an example of Perplexity’s AI tool, Comet, which can already automate recruiter tasks:
- Sending follow-ups
- Tracking candidate responses
- Syncing schedules with Google Calendar
- Preparing briefs before meetings
“A recruiter’s work worth one week is just one prompt,” Srinivas explained.
Currently, Comet is available to paid users, with free user invites rolling out soon.
🚀 The Urgent Need to Upskill
Srinivas’ core message is simple:
✅ Embrace AI now or risk becoming obsolete.
✅ Replace mindless social media scrolling with productive AI learning.
✅ Use AI to create opportunities, not fear them.
As AI evolves, those who adapt quickly will shape the future of work, while others risk being left behind.
Disclaimer
This report is based on statements made by Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas and other tech leaders. Predictions about AI’s impact on jobs are subject to change as technology evolves.
