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What to Know: The Perils of AI Browsers

Last week, Perplexity announced that its AI-powered browser, called Comet, would be made free for all users after previously requiring a paid subscription. Comet is a new kind of browser, containing an integrated AI chatbot that can surf the web on your behalf, plus carry out autonomous actions like making purchases, sending emails, or creating calendar events.

There’s just one problem. Comet’s internal AI could until recently be hijacked by malicious links, which caused the browser to siphon personal information from connected services like Gmail an

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