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Perplexity Comet is set to revolutionize the browsing experience. Aravind Srinivas, the company’s CEO, has claimed that the AI web browser can automate two essential white-collar roles, recruiters and administrative assistants, with only a single natural language prompt.
In an interview a few weeks back, Srinivas outlined how Comet integrates with apps like Google, LinkedIn, and Google Calendar to streamline essential hiring activities. It includes candidate sourcing, candidate outreach, email approach, scheduling, spreadsheet tracking, and meeting preparation.
Perplexity Comet hasn’t yet been globally released for users. The AI browser is currently available to users who have a Perplexity Max subscription. At a point when tech enthusiasts are all agreeing that this AI browser will bring a new dawn for web browsing, the CEO of Perplexity AI stated that Comet not only changes the browsing experience, but also poses a threat to some job roles.
In the podcast with The Verge, he stated that Comet’s built-in AI agent can execute a bunch of recruiting work with one natural language prompt. It can identify potential candidates, draft outreach messages, follow up, update status in Google Sheets, and schedule interviews automatically.
That’s not it. Comet is designed to perform as a virtual executive assistant, triaging email, coordinating calendars, resolving scheduling conflicts, and generating briefs for meetings without manual intervention.
Srinivas envisions, “That’s the extent to which we have an ambition to make the browser into something that feels more like an OS where these are processes that are running all the time.”
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Beyond these roles, Comet represents a significant shift in how AI tools should integrate into daily workflows and make working experiences smoother with necessary assistance. As industry insiders and analysts note, AI web browsers like Comet aren’t only advanced chatbots, but they are agentic collaborators who transform the entire browsing experience by remembering habits, anticipating actions, and executing tasks across apps.
Built on Chromium for a familiar interface, the AI-native browser is currently in its beta stage. The Max subscription is a little expensive, but as per the Perplexity CEO, it “make sense to spend $2,000” bucks for a prompt if users can generate business value with it.
Comet is more than a simple browser. It has stirred the static web browser industry after years with advanced AI capabilities. With powerful tools and natural language prompts, the web browser is positioning itself as a next-gen productivity platform that could challenge both dominant players like Google and, more importantly, core white-collar professions.
Still, challenges remain, and Srinivas admits that the Comet browser struggles with complex “long‑horizon” tasks, but he expects it will reach the full potential within next six to twelve months. However, Comet’s promises are contradictory.
On one hand, it promises efficiency; on the other, the browser poses threats to real-world jobs. In the coming years, it will be interesting to see whether Comet is capable of displacing jobs like recruiters and administrative assistants with a single prompt.
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