Perplexity CEO says AI layoffs aren’t so bad because people hate their jobs anyways: ‘That sort of glorious future is what we should look forward to’

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas downplayed the impact of AI-driven job displacement, suggesting that mass layoffs are actually beneficial because people dislike their jobs anyway. He framed widespread unemployment as a pathway to a 'glorious future' of entrepreneurship, echoing a common Silicon Valley narrative that dismisses the real economic hardship AI automation will cause for millions of workers.