Portable Computer is Perplexity's new local AI agent - why it's a game changer

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Perplexity's new agentic Portable Computer runs AI locally.
• Local AI is faster and cheaper than cloud-based models.
• But you'll need some beefy hardware for Linux or Windows.

Perplexity has unveiled a new version of its Personal Computer agent, released in February, that aims to eliminate some of the drawbacks of using AI in the cloud. Known as Portable Computer, this new option relies on local AI models to handle your agentic requests and assignments without the usual online overhead.

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Debuting on Tuesday, Portable Computer offers access to all the standard AI commands, features, and tools through which Perplexity's agent can carry out tasks with little or no intervention on your part. The key part here is...

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