Perplexity Launches 'Personal Computer' — Agentic Mac Desktop Agent for Always-On Autonomous Workflows
On April 16, 2026, Perplexity shipped something that lands squarely in the middle of the personal agentic AI conversation: Personal Computer. It’s not a chatbot. It’s not a search upgrade. It’s a Mac-based AI agent that runs in the background, handles your tasks autonomously, and can operate your entire digital life — while you’re asleep. Double-Command to activate. Walk away. What Personal Computer Actually Is Personal Computer is a Mac application that turns your machine into an always-on digital proxy. Once running, it can access your Apple Mail, Calendar, iMessage, local files, and the broader internet — using a team of 20+ AI models and sub-agent architectures to accomplish goals you set in natural language. ...