Perplexity launches Comet, an AI-powered browser to challenge Google Chrome; OpenAI expected to enter the space soon

Two major AI companies, OpenAI and Perplexity, are entering the web browser market with their own smart, AI-powered browsers, taking direct aim at Google Chrome, which currently rules the internet with more than two-thirds of the global market share.

Perplexity launches ‘Comet’

Perplexity AI, which is backed by big names like Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, and SoftBank, has launched a new browser called Comet. Unlike regular browsers, Comet is powered by AI that canthink, act, andmake decisions for the user.

Instead of searching and clicking through websites…