Perplexity chief says Comet can cut hiring needs

According to Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas, Comet has the potential to streamline workflows to the point where firms can avoid hiring additional ￰0￱ remarked, “Instead of hiring one more person on your team, you could just use Comet to supplement all the work that you’re doing,” noting that the AI browser lets people handle more tasks faster, the time saved could translate into $10,000 in value per year per ￰1￱ added that human digital knowledge work represents about $25 trillion of GDP, so raising efficiency by 20% could inject about $5 ￰2￱ Goolsbee, President of the Chicago Fed, also noted that AI has the potential to drive GDP growth by increasing productivity and enhancing service quality.

However, he stressed the significant costs associated with AI ￰3￱ cautioned that AI growth could fall short According to Jan Hatzius of Goldman Sachs, businesses are increasingly using AI to reduce hiring and streamline operations, but the overall labour impact remains small for now. Goolsbee, however, cautioned that firms should also consider the chance that AI may not scale as much as ￰4￱ stated, “Might we get over our skis a bit with over-investment and have to clean up if there were a bubble? I think we do want to think about that topic.” Barbara Corcoran, a longtime investor, also said in an interview with CNBC Make It that AI isn’t an “act now or lose out” ￰5￱ noted that many entrepreneurs are diving in without a clear sense of its ￰6￱ also warned that when business owners lack a clear strategy for utilizing AI, they risk wasting both time and money.

Nonetheless, corporations like Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet are planning to pour up to $320 billion into AI and data centers in 2025. Perplexity’s Comet browser is now available free globally Perplexity made its Comet browser available to users globally at no charge on ￰7￱ startup has also introduced a new “background assistant” in Comet, available to select paying subscribers, to manage multiple ￰8￱ debuted three months ago for Perplexity’s $200-per-month Max plan members, sparking millions to join its ￰9￱ browser centers around a sidecar assistant that helps answer questions, summarize information, manage content, and guide your ￰10￱ decision to offer Comet at no cost comes as Perplexity takes on big names like Chrome and fresh entrants like ￰11￱ instance, OpenAI rolled out its web agent, Operator, in January, while Google added Gemini AI to Chrome in ￰12￱ also announced a browser-based AI agent in ￰13￱ its core, Perplexity is recognized for its AI search engine that delivers clear responses and directs users to original ￰14￱ year, after plagiarism claims, the startup established a revenue-sharing program with media ￰15￱ August, the company launched Comet Plus, a paid subscription offering content from “trusted publishers and journalists.” Perplexity recently announced its first partners: CNN, Condé Nast, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Fortune, Le Monde, and Le ￰16￱ also teased upcoming additions, like a mobile version of Comet and a Background Assistant designed to work on multiple tasks ￰17￱ Bybit now and claim a $50 bonus in minutes