The assistant can book dinner reservations, arrange rides through apps, set reminders, and perform various other tasks.
This digital helper can browse web pages to complete assigned tasks and remember contextual information. It features multimodal capabilities, including video analysis, allowing users to activate the camera and inquire about objects in view.
In a provided example, the Perplexity Assistant was asked to arrange a ride. The assistant identified the address and automatically opened Uber with available rides to the destination.
Perplexity Assistant is available in 15 languages on the Google Play Store but is not yet on iOS, as the company awaits approval from Apple.
The assistant does not work with all applications; for instance, it lacks access to Slack or Reddit and cannot post comments on YouTube.
Previously, OpenAI introduced its own AI agent called "Operator," designed to perform online tasks on behalf of users.
Additionally, in October 2024, the AI startup Anthropic released an updated version of its model Claude 3.5 Sonnet, which can interact with computers like a human — moving the cursor, pressing buttons, and typing text.
