In a world where artificial intelligence continues to transform traditional industries, Perplexity is quietly building a tool that could redefine how we work. The company’s new AI browser, Comet, is not just another upgrade to search functionality. According to CEO Aravind Srinivas, it could soon take over two core roles most workplaces rely on every day. And it all starts with a single prompt.
Speaking on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Srinivas revealed that Comet has the potential to fully automate the responsibilities of both recruiters and administrative assistants. Using advanced reasoning models such as GPT-5 or Claude 4.5, the AI-powered browser can handle sourcing candidates, reaching out, managing spreadsheets, tracking responses, syncing with calendars, scheduling meetings, and even creating pre-meeting summaries. All of this could be triggered by natural language commands and then run quietly in the background.
Srinivas explained how a recruiter’s weekly tasks could effectively be condensed into a single prompt. From sending out bulk emails to updating statuses in real time and following up with candidates, Comet aims to manage the entire recruitment pipeline without the need for constant human input. But it doesn’t stop there. The AI browser could also act like an operating system, executing background processes proactively, even without being asked every time.
Administrative assistants, another pillar of office life, may also see their duties transformed. Comet is designed to coordinate calendars, resolve scheduling conflicts, and prepare summaries without human intervention. It does not just automate tasks, it anticipates them, bringing AI closer to a true workplace assistant than any productivity tool we have seen so far.
Currently, Comet is only available to Perplexity’s paid users, but invites have been extended to free users as well. Some of the more complex AI agent tasks may eventually fall behind a paywall. In a Reddit AMA earlier this week, Srinivas confirmed that a wider rollout is planned, and the company hopes that its powerful toolset will prove valuable enough for users to want to pay for access.
Srinivas is confident about the long-term business case. He argues that if a single prompt can help someone generate millions of dollars in business value, then a subscription price of two thousand dollars is more than justified. Comet is not just a browser with AI features, it is being positioned as an intelligent, self-running system designed to integrate directly with how we get things done.
As the AI race heats up, Comet stands out not just as a challenger to search engines, but as a reimagining of the tools we use every day at work. If Srinivas is right, the roles of recruiter and assistant may not disappear, but they may soon be done by an invisible partner running in your browser tab.
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