Perplexity releases Comet browser for free on Windows and macOS
5 hours ago
- #privacy concerns
- #tech release
- #AI browser
- Perplexity releases Comet browser for free on Windows and macOS.
- Comet is an agentic AI browser powered by Chromium.
- Initially launched for subscribers on July 9, now available to all users.
- Features include AI summarization, voice mode, and an assistant chatbot.
- Default search engine is Perplexity, but can be changed in settings.
- Built-in ad blocker, but ineffective on YouTube without additional extensions.
- Agentic AI can perform tasks like finding coupons and generating PDFs.
- Privacy concerns raised due to data collection for personalized ads.
- Comet Plus offers access to premium journalism for $5/month.
- High RAM usage reported, attributed to data harvesting.
- Mixed user feedback: some appreciate AI features, others dislike privacy issues.