‘A recruiter’s work worth one week is just one prompt,’ says Perplexity AI CEO

Recruiters could soon find themselves out of a job, according to Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Nvidia-backed Perplexity AI. In a recent episode of The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Srinivas made a bold prediction: “A recruiter’s work worth one week is just one prompt.”

Srinivas argued that artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving beyond assisting with small, repetitive tasks. Instead, AI tools like Perplexity’s newly launched browser, Comet, are capable of handling entire workflows from start to finish. “Humans won’t be doing these tasks…