Joint Research Reveals: AI Agents Dramatically Transform Knowledge Work Models, with Significant Efficiency and Cost Advantages
Perplexity jointly released a report with the Harvard Business School, comparing the Perplexity Computer general AI agent with traditional search assistants. Traditional assistants only answer questions and require users to perform follow-up actions manually, while AI agents can autonomously plan, execute tasks, and produce results. Data shows that Perplexity Computer's AI agent runs autonomously for an average of 26 minutes per session, far exceeding traditional search assistants, demonstrating the comprehensive transformation of knowledge work by AI agents.