Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns Windows PCs into AI agents
TL;DR
Perplexity has expanded its agentic Personal Computer tool to Windows, allowing computers running the world's most popular OS to be used as a locally run AI system. Like the Mac version that Perplexity launched in April, Personal Computer for Windows operates like a "general-purpose digital worker" that can access local files and apps to perform actions on your behalf, such as creating documents and updating spreadsheets.
Nauti's Take
An assistant that opens files locally, drafts documents and maintains spreadsheets has tangible potential for anyone who spends the day moving small items between apps. The risk grows from the same permissions: an agent with write access to real folders makes its mistakes permanent.
The first hands-on test belongs in a fenced work folder with copies, confirmation before changes, and a log of every action.
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