If Perplexity can substitute for the NYT's staff for an essential news story, then it can substitute for their staff for almost all stories. However, I don't th

If Perplexity can substitute for the NYT's staff for an essential news story, then it can substitute for their staff for almost all stories. However, I don't think that's even the attack Srinivas was going for - he's indirectly claiming that the NYT's subscribers don't need the NYT for the source of its prestige and power - its news reporting.