Perplexity’s AI browser Comet aims to replace recruiters and executive assistants, automating key workplace tasks with intelligent precision.
In a bold vision for the future of AI in the workplace, Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Nvidia-backed startup Perplexity, has announced that the company’s newest innovation — Comet, an AI-powered browser — is designed to automate and potentially replace two major white-collar roles across organizations: recruiters and executive assistants.
Speaking on The Verge’s “Decoder” podcast, Srinivas emphasized that Comet isn’t just another search engine or productivity app. “A recruiter’s work worth one week is just one prompt: sourcing and reach outs,” he explained, underscoring how dramatically the tool can compress time-intensive tasks. The AI browser integrates with platforms like Gmail, LinkedIn, and Google Calendar to perform end-to-end recruiting activities autonomously — from creating candidate shortlists to extracting contact information and sending personalized outreach emails.
More than just a simple task manager, Comet is designed to serve as a next-generation intelligent assistant. Srinivas said the browser can track communication, update records, follow up with candidates, resolve calendar clashes, schedule meetings, and even generate briefing notes before calls or interviews. “It updates Google Sheets, marks the status as responded or in progress, and follows up with the candidates, syncs with my Google calendar, resolves conflicts, arranges a chat, and then sends me a brief before the meeting,” he told Business Insider.
The AI assistant’s ability to handle such a wide range of tasks — traditionally managed by human executive assistants — could signal a seismic shift in how administrative and recruitment duties are handled in the corporate world. “You want it to keep following up, keep a track of their responses,” Srinivas added, highlighting the tool’s autonomous nature and its capacity for persistent, intelligent workflow management.
Srinivas didn’t stop there. He revealed that the long-term vision for Comet is to transform it into a full-fledged AI operating system for knowledge workers, running silently in the background and executing professional tasks with minimal input. This, he believes, could free up valuable human time for more strategic and creative efforts.
While Comet is still in its early stages — currently available only to premium users via invitation — its potential is already drawing significant attention. Srinivas pointed out that people are increasingly willing to pay for AI that delivers high-quality, tangible outcomes. “At scale, if it helps you to make a few million bucks, does it not make sense to spend $2,000 for that prompt? It does, right?” he remarked confidently.
With backing from Nvidia and a compelling use case that could disrupt two cornerstone functions in most companies, Comet is poised to be more than just a browser. It represents a new wave of enterprise AI solutions that promise to redefine productivity and reshape the modern workforce.
As AI continues its rapid evolution, Comet’s development marks yet another milestone in the journey toward intelligent, automated workplaces — where machines not only support work but also do it.
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