Yet another CEO in the artificial intelligence space is warning that major job losses are imminent due to advancements in the technology—and they may come much sooner than many anticipate.

Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity, cautioned that roles such as recruiters and executive assistants could soon be rendered obsolete by the next wave of AI improvements, particularly as AI browsers become more widely adopted.

Perplexity recently launched the Comet AI browser, featuring an Assistant mode capable of researching topics, booking flights, scheduling meetings, and more. Speaking on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Srinivas acknowledged that while Comet currently struggles with long-horizon tasks, human assistants are still needed to manage complex workflows. However, he added, “I’m pretty sure [that within] six months to a year from now, it can do the entire thing.”

The emergence of more advanced reasoning models, he said, could put recruiter roles especially at risk.

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