Exa: Building a Search Engine for AI

The source provides a transcript of an interview with Will Brick, the CEO and co-founder of Exa.ai, discussing his company's mission to build a search engine specifically designed for Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems rather than humans. Exa recently secured an $85 million Series B funding round and positions itself as search infrastructure for enterprises and startups, contrasting its business model and technology with traditional search engines like Google and Bing. Key differences highlighted include Exa's ability to handle complex AI queries and return a massive volume of high-quality, customizable results, requiring them to build their own search models and hardware cluster for full technological control. The interview also covers Exa's early pivot to focus on AI after the release of ChatGPT, their contrarian decision-making, and their future vision of providing perfect, friction-less access to information globally.