Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas criticized Google's handling of the Gemini drama, particularly its poor execution and larger cultural issues. Srinivas emphasized Perplexity's focus on accuracy and neutrality, with the company aiming to prioritize accurate answers. He compared Perplexity's approach to being the 'nerd in your classroom who's just always right, but you don't hate them for having a certain political value.' Srinivas highlighted Google's different approach, stating it was the reason they got into trouble. The drama around Gemini's image-generating feature, which raised concerns about historical inaccuracies, resulted in Google's top executives issuing apologies. This incident also reflects a larger cultural issue at Google, according to Srinivas.