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posted ago by Narg ago by Narg +31 / -0

For anyone who does cognitive work for a living, AI will be -- already IS -- rapidly and dramatically changing the employment landscape.

Plumbers and other blue-collar, manual-labor specialists are not yet being affected.

When truly dextrous and autonomous robots arrive (soon), even THAT will change.

I don't believe most people have ANY idea of how quickly and deeply things are changing.


https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/introducing-perplexity-computer

A snippet from the page:

Perplexity Computer operates the software stack just like a human co-worker would: by using it. Computer reasons, delegates, searches, builds, remembers, codes, and delivers.

Start by describing an outcome. Perplexity Computer breaks it into tasks and subtasks, creating sub-agents for execution. The sub-agents might do web research, document generation, data processing, or API calls to your connected services. A document is drafted by one agent while another gathers the data it needs.

The coordination is automatic, and the work is asynchronous. You can focus on other things, or run dozens of Perplexity Computers in parallel.

When Computer runs into a problem, it creates sub-agents to solve it. It can find API keys, research supplemental information, code apps if necessary, and check in if it truly needs you. Every task runs in an isolated compute environment with access to a real filesystem, a real browser, and real tool integrations.

The result is a safe harness for powerful AI, universally accessible without localized setup, and delivering the best work of every current top AI model.