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Perplexity launches its own take on AI agents for work

Perplexity launches its own take on AI agents for work

Perplexity launched its work-focused AI agents called "Teammates" to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic, allowing them to handle multiple roles and integrate with existing tools.

Key points

  • •Perplexity launched work-focused AI agents called "Teammates" to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic.
  • •Teammates can take on multiple roles within a workspace and pull existing projects, skills, and memory from Perplexity tools.
  • •They integrate with Perplexity Computer, an AI system that deploys agents on the user's device.
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