token value per watt

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas asserts that AI success hinges on maximizing economic value from computational power, measured by “token value per watt per user.” This involves balancing accuracy, latency, cost, privacy, and intelligence. Perplexity’s strategy focuses on “agentic AI” and an “orchestrator” tool that intelligently routes processing to optimize efficiency, aiming for on-device computation and a platform-agnostic approach to build a durable advantage in the competitive AI landscape.