News Summary

• Perplexity on Wednesday launched its first AI-powered web browser, called Comet.
• Comet's headline feature is Perplexity’s AI search engine, which is pre-installed and set as the default.
• Users can also access Comet Assistant, a new AI agent that lives in the web browser and aims to automate routine tasks.
• Comet Assistant was able to answer questions about posts on social media, YouTube videos, and even sentences I just wrote in a Google Doc.
• During our testing, we found Comet Assistant to be surprisingly helpful for simple tasks, but it quickly falls apart when given more complex requests.