- Perplexity has updated its AI assistant Comet Assistant to allow multitasking across browser tabs
- Comet can also complete more advanced and challenging quests that have multiple stages.
- The AI ​​also now asks the user for permission before acting directly in the browser.
Comet of Perplexity Assistant was created to do things online on your behalf. The new update expands the AI's capabilities, allowing it to do this on a much larger scale, allowing the updated assistant to work across multiple tabs and perform more complex tasks over longer periods of time.
Comet is the center of Perplexity's AI-infused browser. AI is ever-present when browsing the web, completing tasks, optimizing research, and working with digital documents. The update gives Comet greater focus and sharper online awareness. Comet also has a better sense of boundaries: the AI ​​now asks for permission before taking action in your browser.
Comet's ability to handle more types of actions simultaneously is a remarkable improvement. AI can multitask across tabs and apps, mimicking human behavior. Instead of switching between tabs for research, data entry, and references, Comet will look at all three at once. —
And the new version of Comet Assistant does a better job of analyzing complex web environments. This means he can get more done with less micromanagement. For example, you can ask him to look at several websites for airfare deals at the same time.
Of course, giving AI more capabilities means rethinking how it earned your trust. To that end, the team has added a layer of user control that puts you completely behind the wheel. If Comet discovers that a task could run more smoothly by directly clicking links, filling out forms, or extracting data from a page, it will ask your permission. This choice is maintained throughout the rest of the task.
Agent Comet
Perplexity says there are some measurable improvements with the updated Comet. Internal tests show a 23% improvement in successful task completion compared to the previous version. However, what really matters is how well it handles multi-step instructions. Comet is much more likely to complete long, branching tasks that require context and follow through.
This is all good news for the average user who opens the browser in the morning, gets distracted by ten unrelated tabs, and ends the day wondering what was actually done. Comet now works as a background assistant that notices clutter and offers to clean it up, such as pulling data from school attendance portals to make sure you're aware of how often your child misses class.
While competitors like Opera's Neon and OpenAI's Atlas AI browser are experimenting with autonomous AI assistants, Comet has taken a hands-on approach.
Of course, there are still restrictions. Comet can't yet run entire projects unattended, and it doesn't always understand the nuances and prioritize tasks as well as you could. But it gets closer to something more reliable, within certain limits. But if you're bombarded by browser chaos, Comet may have enough virtual hands to sort it all out.
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