Overview

• The X video shows Comet autonomously answering quizzes to complete Coursera’s “AI Ethics, Responsibility and Creativity” course.
• The poster wrote “Just completed my Coursera course,” tagged Perplexity and its CEO, and the clip drew hundreds of thousands of views within hours.
• Perplexity co-founder and CEO Aravind Srinivas replied on X, “Absolutely don’t do this.”
• In a response cited by NDTV Profit, Perplexity said using AI to complete Coursera assessments is not recommended or ethical and violates the platform’s honor code.
• No platform actions or policy changes were announced as online reactions focused on academic integrity and hiring fairness.