Beyond Search: Perplexity’s Ambitious Plan to Take Over Your Mac

Perplexity wants to turn your spare Mac into an always-on AI agent that can run tasks continuously and access apps and files.The AI startup is presenting the Personal Computer agent as a more personalised version of the Perplexity chatbot. By running constantly and having access to a user’s entire setup, it should be able to complete more tasks without human intervention, potentially working as a 24/7 personal assistant.This is similar to what the popular AI agent OpenClaw offers, although