🦾 Automate AI browsing with Perplexity Comet [Workshop]

Hey there.

Perplexity just launched an AI-native internet browser that puts an intelligent assistant directly into your sidebar.

By leveraging Comet’s ability to see, understand, and act on everything that’s displayed on the screen, early adopters have already started building more efficient workflows.

Inside The Rundown AI University, we're helping members use Comet's conversational interface to eliminate the constant tab switching and context loss that often kills productivity.

Even if you've never imagined asking your browser to actually do things (instead of just displaying them), here's what you can achieve with this breakthrough technology:

Take action on information from any tab you’ve visited without losing focus

When you're reading an article, and see an insight you want to understand more, you used to have the choice to either ignore it… or open up three new tabs and go down another rabbit hole. While curiosity is important, all of that friction soon adds up. You lose your original train of thought, your browser gets cluttered, you have more questions than answers, and even simple research can become an exhausting juggling act.

Comet Assistant eliminates this by sitting in your sidebar, watching what you're viewing, and answering questions about it instantly. You can simply highlight any text—from a Google Doc you're writing, a product announcement you’re diving into, or a technical paper you're trying to understand—and ask for explanations, summaries, or additional context without leaving the page.

This contextual intelligence allows you to:

• Automatically compose and post social media responses to LinkedIn or Twitter based on what you're currently reading without losing focus

• Question complex financial reports while they're open, getting instant breakdowns of metrics without switching to separate analysis tools

• Understand technical documentation as you read it, with explanations tailored to your current project context

• Review legal contracts or research papers with immediate clarification of terminology and implications

• Combine open tabs with Perplexity Spaces to instantly trigger existing workflows

• Create and populate spreadsheets or documents with data from websites you're browsing, automatically organizing research findings into structured formats

Across industries, the practical impact is immediate. Instead of copy-and-pasting text into ChatGPT or opening new tabs to research unfamiliar concepts, you can simply have a conversation with your browser that maintains perfect context about what you're working on.

Combine Perplexity's impressive answer engine with private, local models

A crucial way that Comet is different from more basic AI browser extensions is its hybrid architecture that can process sensitive information locally on your device for tasks where privacy matters most.

This means you get the comprehensive research capabilities that make Perplexity valuable (real-time web data, source citations, and multi-perspective analysis) while maintaining control over confidential information like calendar data, internal documents, or call transcripts.

This intelligent combination means you can now:

• Analyze confidential documents using local processing, then seamlessly shift to cloud-based research for public information gathering

• Maintain research continuity across public and private information sources without compromising security protocols

• Build comprehensive reports that combine proprietary data analysis with real-time market intelligence

• Analyze competitor websites in real-time, asking for pricing comparisons or feature explanations while browsing their pages

• Access the full breadth of Perplexity's knowledge while ensuring sensitive business information never leaves your device

• Easily demonstrate to stakeholders that there is a private way to handle their data with AI

The hybrid approach enables powerful workflows that adapt to your privacy requirements. When you're researching public information, Comet uses the full power of Perplexity's cloud-based models. When you're working with sensitive data, it can use local models to provide assistance and protect your information.

If you’re still navigating information the same way you did five years ago, the announcement of Comet will feel long overdue.

But knowing that Comet can change the way you work doesn’t guarantee you’ll make the most of this opportunity…

This Friday at 4 PM ET, Dr. Alvaro Cintas is teaching our members:

• What Perplexity Comet is and how its core features benefit knowledge work

• A step-by-step guide to using Comet for research, product comparisons, long-form reading, and multi-tab workflow automation

• How to replicate many of Comet’s capabilities for free with an open-source extension

By the end of the workshop, you'll be able to confidently use Perplexity Comet to automate research workflows, eliminate context switching between tabs, and accelerate processes that currently consume hours of manual work.

Instead of juggling tabs, losing context, and manually compiling insights from disconnected sources, you’ll soon be having conversations with your browser that eliminate these friction points entirely.

Unlock exclusive access to the workshop that will redefine how you browse the internet with a 14-day trial at The Rundown AI University.

See you in class,

The Rundown Team

P.S. Unless you were one of the first names on the waitlist, or you pay for Perplexity’s $200/m Max plan, there’s a good chance you don't have access to Comet yet. Fortunately, we're sharing exclusive invite codes to Perplexity Comet inside our member perk section. Join the professionals learning how to upgrade their entire browser to an AI-first experience by starting your free 14-day trial here.