# Bad Influence story: Srinivas says a 10x model with 100x inference could do much more in 12 months

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-11 10:48. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/9f1946d1-f6ee-44f0-8904-9b56742ffa0d

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Latest update (11-11 10:48): Srinivas says a future 10x model with 100x inference could do more

Overview: Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says about 100,000 Perplexity credits were spent on the work behind this post. He says a model 10x better, run with 100x more inference budget, could do much more within the next 12 months. The post is a single statement from Srinivas on X, with no further detail on the model, the budget, or the tasks he means.

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1. 11-11 10:48 · Aravind Srinivas · [Srinivas says a future 10x model with 100x inference could do more](https://badinfluence.news/items/cdmmeqb7m9myezfj11jqnc0la)
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