Perplexity AI Enhances Comet Assistant and Tools
Perplexity AI, the fast-growing search engine startup backed by major investors, continues to accelerate innovation in generative AI. Over the past two months, the company has introduced several new features across its ecosystem, strengthening its position in the AI-powered search and browsing market. From upgraded browser intelligence to a groundbreaking patent search tool and finance integrations, Perplexity’s latest updates reflect its goal of making AI interactions more practical and seamless.
The company’s AI browser, Comet, has received a major overhaul, featuring enhanced task management, contextual awareness, and improved multi-tab functionality. Unlike traditional browsers, Comet enables users to interact directly with webpages using natural language queries. This update allows the AI agent to perform complex, multi-step actions more accurately and efficiently.
Smarter Comet Assistant and Patent Research Integration
The new Comet Assistant offers deeper interactivity and control, giving users greater autonomy over how AI executes commands. It can now switch between multiple tabs to complete tasks like spreadsheet entries or data collection. Additionally, users can choose whether Comet should perform tasks automatically or wait for manual approval before taking action.
Comet’s improved architecture also enhances its interaction with complex websites, such as job portals and travel booking platforms. For example, users can now instruct Comet to find job opportunities, organize schedules, or even generate Google Sheets tracking specific data, such as attendance records or financial logs.
Another major addition is Perplexity’s AI-powered patent search agent, designed to simplify the discovery of research patents through natural language queries. This feature transforms the traditionally technical patent search process into a conversational experience. Users can now find patents, review summaries, and analyze results quickly, with advanced features available to Pro and Max users.
AI Integrations and Financial Transparency Features
Beyond product updates, Perplexity AI is also expanding its ecosystem through strategic partnerships and platform integrations. The company recently partnered with a major social media app to embed its AI-powered “answer engine” directly into user experiences, offering real-time responses from verified sources. This move aims to bring AI-powered knowledge discovery into mainstream social interaction spaces.
In the financial domain, Perplexity’s Finance dashboard now includes the ability to track the stock holdings and trading activities of American politicians. Users can simply view a listed company’s details and identify which politicians hold stakes in it, along with the amounts invested. The feature enhances transparency by offering users a clearer view of political investments, with expansion plans to include data for Indian politicians as well.
Through consistent updates, Perplexity AI continues to blend information retrieval, conversational intelligence, and real-time analysis into one ecosystem. By improving accessibility, interactivity, and accountability, the company is redefining how users search, analyze, and interact with AI-driven information online.
