Email a daily AI news brief and build slide decks from tabs
Learn How To Use Native AI Browser. Task: Learn How To Use Native AI Browser Hey! Perplexity recently showcased some interesting updates with Email Assistant, Notion & GitHub integration, but we want to pause and dive deeper into their browser, which has recently become public. By the way, the post is not sponsored, and it’s our personal review & opinions about Comet. This post is prepared with Guest Author - Daria Cupareanu. Creator of AI Blew My Mind If you also want to be featured at Creators AI - send us email here. For the past years, I’ve been exploring how far AI can actually go in practice. I push tools until they break, prototype quick builds, and stress-test ideas until I can share what actually works, saving others the dead ends I ran into. Along the way, I’ve vibe-coded products in a weekend, worked with agentic tools like ChatGPT’s agent and Manus, explored how to work smarter with LLMs, and even built AI agents in n8n that now handle real tasks for me. Check our last post with tutorials about n8n: AI has given me leverage I never had as a non-technical person, and now I share what I learn so others can use it to advance in their work, career, and business. Through all this experimenting, I’ve noticed a pattern. A lot of the tools I try don’t live up to the hype. They’re fun to test, but they don’t stick in my workflow. Every once in a while though, one actually changes how I work day to day. Perplexity Comet is one of those tools. Before Comet, I spent two weeks trying Dia as my AI-assisted browser. It was way better than Chrome for research and writing, but when I got access to Comet, I had to test it. And I haven’t looked back since. Comet didn’t just replace Dia. It replaced my entire browsing workflow. It’s stronger, more responsive, and far more reliable. Where Dia would stumble, Comet just works. And unlike most AI tools that only respond with text, Comet takes action. After two months of daily use, I can confidently say this isn’t just a smarter browser. It’s an operating system for the web that works more like an agent than a search engine. What you’ll learn about Perplexity Comet The real challenge with tools like Comet is not access, it is knowing what to ask for. We are used to doing everything manually, so when an AI agent shows up most people do not know how to get value out of it. This guide will show you how to bridge that gap. What Comet is and how it works as a browser with AI built in, not bolted on What Comet is and how it works as a browser with AI built in, not bolted on How it compares to traditional LLMs, ChatGPT’s agent, Manus, and other agentic tools How it compares to traditional LLMs, ChatGPT’s agent, Manus, and other agentic tools The features that set it apart The features that set it apart Five real workflows with live demos and prompts you can copy Five real workflows with live demos and prompts you can copy 35 more prompts and use cases for work, business, and daily life 35 more prompts and use cases for work, business, and daily life Security best practices for using agentic browsers safely Security best practices for using agentic browsers safely Where AI-assisted browsers fit in the landscape Most AI tools we use in daily work fall into a few buckets. Some are chatbots like ChatGPT or Claude, great at generating text but unable to act in your browser. Others are standalone AI agents, powerful but separate from your daily workflow. And of course, there are the traditional browsers like Chrome that leave all the work to you. Comet belongs to a newer category: AI-assisted browsers. Instead of just answering questions, the AI is built directly into the browser. You don’t open endless tabs, copy and paste, or jump between apps. You describe what you want to do, and Comet executes it. That’s the core difference. Where traditional LLMs respond with text, Comet responds with action. Here’s how AI-assisted browsers compare to other categories of AI tools: How Comet actually works Getting started with Comet feels familiar. It’s built on Chromium, so your bookmarks and extensions carry over. But the similarities end there. Think of Comet less like a browser and more like a colleague who can step in to handle the tedious parts of your online work. Here’s what that looks like: Shortcuts: You only need to write a prompt once. Save it as “/summarize” or “/email-draft”, and from then on you just type / plus the shortcut name. Instead of breaking your flow, Comet runs it instantly.; tools: Perplexity Comet. Human role: The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.; limitations: Prerequisites include access to Perplexity Comet and connected accounts like Gmail. The author notes that Comet can be slower than manual execution and may stop partway through long multi-step requests, requiring short, focused prompts. Integration uncertainty exists regarding API stability for email and calendar actions. Human approval is critical before any automated sending or publishing to prevent errors..
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Learn How To Use Native AI Browser Hey! Perplexity recently showcased some interesting updates with Email Assistant, Notion & GitHub integration, but we want to pause and dive deeper into their browser, which has recently become public. By the way, the post is not sponsored, and it’s our personal review & opinions about Comet. This post is prepared with Guest Author - Daria Cupareanu. Creator of AI Blew My Mind If you also want to be featured at Creators AI - send us email here. For the past years, I’ve been exploring how far AI can actually go in practice. I push tools until they break, prototype quick builds, and stress-test ideas until I can share what actually works, saving others the dead ends I ran into. Along the way, I’ve vibe-coded products in a weekend, worked with agentic tools like ChatGPT’s agent and Manus, explored how to work smarter with LLMs, and even built AI agents in n8n that now handle real tasks for me. Check our last post with tutorials about n8n: AI has given me leverage I never had as a non-technical person, and now I share what I learn so others can use it to advance in their work, career, and business. Through all this experimenting, I’ve noticed a pattern. A lot of the tools I try don’t live up to the hype. They’re fun to test, but they don’t stick in my workflow. Every once in a while though, one actually changes how I work day to day. Perplexity Comet is one of those tools. Before Comet, I spent two weeks trying Dia as my AI-assisted browser. It was way better than Chrome for research and writing, but when I got access to Comet, I had to test it. And I haven’t looked back since. Comet didn’t just replace Dia. It replaced my entire browsing workflow. It’s stronger, more responsive, and far more reliable. Where Dia would stumble, Comet just works. And unlike most AI tools that only respond with text, Comet takes action. After two months of daily use, I can confidently say this isn’t just a smarter browser. It’s an operating system for the web that works more like an agent than a search engine. What you’ll learn about Perplexity Comet The real challenge with tools like Comet is not access, it is knowing what to ask for. We are used to doing everything manually, so when an AI agent shows up most people do not know how to get value out of it. This guide will show you how to bridge that gap. What Comet is and how it works as a browser with AI built in, not bolted on What Comet is and how it works as a browser with AI built in, not bolted on How it compares to traditional LLMs, ChatGPT’s agent, Manus, and other agentic tools How it compares to traditional LLMs, ChatGPT’s agent, Manus, and other agentic tools The features that set it apart The features that set it apart Five real workflows with live demos and prompts you can copy Five real workflows with live demos and prompts you can copy 35 more prompts and use cases for work, business, and daily life 35 more prompts and use cases for work, business, and daily life Security best practices for using agentic browsers safely Security best practices for using agentic browsers safely Where AI-assisted browsers fit in the landscape Most AI tools we use in daily work fall into a few buckets. Some are chatbots like ChatGPT or Claude, great at generating text but unable to act in your browser. Others are standalone AI agents, powerful but separate from your daily workflow. And of course, there are the traditional browsers like Chrome that leave all the work to you. Comet belongs to a newer category: AI-assisted browsers. Instead of just answering questions, the AI is built directly into the browser. You don’t open endless tabs, copy and paste, or jump between apps. You describe what you want to do, and Comet executes it. That’s the core difference. Where traditional LLMs respond with text, Comet responds with action. Here’s how AI-assisted browsers compare to other categories of AI tools: How Comet actually works Getting started with Comet feels familiar. It’s built on Chromium, so your bookmarks and extensions carry over. But the similarities end there. Think of Comet less like a browser and more like a colleague who can step in to handle the tedious parts of your online work. Here’s what that looks like: Shortcuts: You only need to write a prompt once. Save it as “/summarize” or “/email-draft”, and from then on you just type / plus the shortcut name. Instead of breaking your flow, Comet runs it instantly.
Reported result
The source author reports that Comet replaced their browsing workflow and handles tasks like emailing briefs and creating presentations, noting it is more reliable than previous tools. However, no specific quantitative metrics or business outcomes are provided. A measurable acceptance check would be verifying that the automated email arrives with the correct top 5 stories and that the slide deck contains accurate citations from the tagged tabs.
Human role
The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.
Limitations
Prerequisites include access to Perplexity Comet and connected accounts like Gmail. The author notes that Comet can be slower than manual execution and may stop partway through long multi-step requests, requiring short, focused prompts. Integration uncertainty exists regarding API stability for email and calendar actions. Human approval is critical before any automated sending or publishing to prevent errors.
Try it
Act as a Perplexity Comet user. I want to set up two workflows: 1) A daily AI news brief emailed to [replaceable email address], and 2) A slide deck generated from [replaceable list of open tab URLs or topics]. First, perform a dry run for the news brief: ask Comet to search for today's top 5 AI news stories from [replaceable specific outlets] and draft an email. Show me the draft and the source links for my approval before sending. Second, for the slide deck, tag the relevant tabs in Comet and prompt it to merge them into a Google Slides presentation with headings and citations. Review the generated slides for accuracy and completeness. Do not send the email or finalize the slides without my explicit confirmation. If Comet fails to complete a step, report the error and suggest a shorter prompt.
Source reports are not independently verified. Publication date is the catalog publication date, not the original article date.