Comet Assistant puts you in control

Perplexity has announced upgrades to its Comet Assistant, emphasizing an approach to agentic AI centered on transparency, user control, sound judgment, and accurate information. The assistant now makes its browsing activity visible through a sidecar that shows actions such as clicking, scrolling, and interacting with websites, while providing options to stop or redirect it. Users can decide whether to browse independently, allow Comet to act for a single task, or enable automatic assistance when it detects an opportunity to help. For sensitive tasks such as logging in or making purchases, Comet is designed to pause and request permission before proceeding. Perplexity presents these safeguards as principles shared across its other AI products, including Deep Research, Labs, Email Assistant, and Background Assistants, and describes Comet as a private, personalized tool intended to earn users’ trust as its capabilities expand.

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