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Perplexity launches Teammates, work-focused AI agents integrated with Perplexity Computer

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Perplexity has launched Teammates, its own work-focused AI agents that operate within a workspace and can perform multiple roles simultaneously. Teammates integrate with Perplexity Computer, an AI system that deploys agents on devices, and build on it to handle ongoing, large-scale collaborative tasks. The agents can pull existing projects, skills, and memory from Perplexity tools, positioning the company against rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic.

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    Perplexity launches its own take on AI agents for work

    Perplexity is taking on OpenAI and Anthropic with its own work-focused AI agents. The startup's new always-on "Teammates" can take on multiple roles within a workspace, while pulling existing projects, skills, and memory from the Perplexity tools you already use. Teammates integrate with Perplexity Computer , an AI system that can deploy agents on your device to complete tasks. But Perplexity says Teammates "build on top" of Computer by offering the ability to collaborate and complete "ongoing, large-scale work." You can assign each Teammate different jobs that they can perform simultaneously - much like OpenAI's Dots and Claude Duet . Perple … Read the full story at The Verge.

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