Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns Windows PCs into AI agents

Perplexity has expanded its agentic Personal Computer instrumentality to Windows, allowing computers moving the world’s astir celebrated OS to beryllium utilized arsenic a locally tally AI system. Like the Mac version that Perplexity launched successful April, Personal Computer for Windows operates for illustration a “general-purpose integer worker” that tin entree section files and apps to execute actions connected your behalf, specified arsenic creating documents and updating spreadsheets.

This motorboat builds connected Personal Computer integrations that Perplexity launched for Microsoft’s 365 workspace apps and Teams virtual gathering software successful May. Personal Computer for Windows intends to span the remaining spread by operating straight wrong the Windows environment, Perplexity said successful its property release, noting that endeavor activity the agentic instrumentality is designed for typically occurs locally connected Windows devices “out of AI’s reach.”

“Now Microsoft users tin inquire Computer to activity crossed their section files, Microsoft Office 365, and the web successful 1 place,” Perplexity said. “It’s built for the often messy measurement endeavor activity gets done connected section machines.”

Personal Computer for Windows is rolling retired to paying Max and Enterprise Max users today, connected subscription tiers that commencement from $200 per month. Perplexity says the instrumentality doesn’t train connected institution data, and that Personal Computer for Windows ever notifies users earlier performing delicate actions for illustration sending emails and deleting files.