A bold new claim by CEO of Perplexity AI has sent shockwaves through technology and corporate world. Arvind Srinivas believes that a new device developed by his company may soon change two of the most important white-colored roles in the modern workplace. Product in question? An AI-origin browser named Comat, and claimed that it is not your average chatbot.

Unveiled in detail on the verge Decoder Podcast, the comate is designed to go beyond the simple web query or conversational AI. Unlike traditional AI assistants, Srinivas says that the comet is designed to perform operating operations on a full scale, essentially acts like a silent digital worker who runs frequent in the background. Sound familiar? Srinivas claimed by OpenIAI, just after introducing its new AI agent that can do autonomous functions using a virtual computer, which is a major step towards more human-like, work-oriented artificial general intelligence.

So, is it standing outside? Srinivas explained how comets have been integrated with widely used platforms such as Google Calendar, Gmail and LinkedIn. Through these connections, it can source job candidates, obtain contact information, and usually send functions managed by admitted professionals. According to a business insider report, these abilities are not theoretical. They are already made in the product.

Role in danger

Srinivas did not reveal the words that they believe that they are at risk. Executive assistants and recruitors, he said, two roles are designed to make comets meaningless. Still in its inviting-sky phase, the comet is picked as a tool capable of changing the core daily tasks of these positions.

For executive assistants, the comet can manage the calendar, prepare the meeting material, email tries, and solve scheduling conflicts through natural language signals. Srinivas said, “A recruiter work for a week is just a sign: Sourcing and Reach Out,” Srinivas explained.

He went to underlines how AI browser can track the candidates, update progress in Google Sheets, handle the follow-up, and even provide a pre-splendor briefing, effectively covers a complete recruitment life cycle.

The AI for the work of the Srinivas office promotes comets to become a “operating system”, which is capable of executing commands with signals and running automated functions behind the curtain. Although it is now accessible only to premium users, the company is betting that users will happily pay for a browser who receives real tasks rather than only to give information.

AI is taking roles at work: truth or wrong

Srinivas’s comments add fuel to the ongoing debate in the technical industry: Do you have to reopen the place of AI or the bus workforce?

Dario Amodi, CEO of AI firm Anthropic, has publicly predicted that up to 50 percent of the entry-level office jobs can disappear within five years. Echoing that feeling, Ford CEO Jim Farley suggested at the Espace Idea Festival that half of all white collar jobs in the US are in danger with artificial intelligence.

Not everyone shares that foggy outlook. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that AI has changed its job, but has implicated it as development, not when it is extinct. Salesforce boss Mark Benioff has also stressed that AI is a tool for growth, not eradication.

Nevertheless, there is a consensus that AI is changing the workplace at a breakcone speed. Amazon CEO Andy Jassi recently urged his employees to learn, experiment, and adopt AI tools, warn that he can lead the failure to adapt because he catches automation.

Since AI equipment such as comets continues to develop, the lines between human and machine labor in office settings are becoming increasingly blurred. Whether the comet is a digital cum-worker or a job replacement engine, one thing is certain that the world of white-collar is at a tail of dramatic change.