Perplexity announced the launch of “teammates, personal agents that can take on that long-running work.”

According to Perplexity , teammates are designed to free people from the mundane job of coordinating individual tasks, allowing them to focus on outcomes and the big picture. To achieve this, teammates are designed to plan and coordinate projects, adapt to changing circumstances, and keep the user in the loop with regular updates.

Teammates represent a new way of working with AI. Users can delegate ongoing actions to teammates so people can focus on outcomes rather than coordinating every task. Built on Perplexity’s focus on accuracy and Computer’s multi-model capabilities, teammates plan the work, check results along the way, and bring completed work back for review.

Teammates can investigate issues, research a market, or test improvements to a product, among other tasks. They remember project goals, task history, and shared files across runs.…