Perplexity brings new AI Assistant for users, here’s what it can do

Perplexity AI

Artificial Intelligence startup Perplexity has announced the introduction of a new AI Assistant. In a series of posts on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Perplexity revealed what all the Assistant can do.

“Assistant uses reasoning, search, and apps to help with daily tasks ranging from simple questions to multi-app actions. You can book dinner, find a forgotten song, call a ride, draft emails, set reminders, and more,” said the company. It is currently available on Android devices only. Users can access the Assistant through the Perplexity app, which can be downloaded from Google Play Store.

According to the company, Perplexity Assistant browses the web to complete tasks for you. “For example, if you want to be reminded of a public event, it will find the correct time and date and set an intelligent reminder,” said Perplexity AI.

Furthermore, it also maintains context from one action to another. An example of this could be, say if you’re researching restaurants in your area and want to reserve a table, choose an option and Assistant will help book it.

The Assistant is multimodal, allowing users to interact with it in various ways. It can answer questions about on-screen content or use the camera to analyse what’s in front of it. In a demo by Perplexity, a user asked the assistant to “get me a ride.” After learning the destination, the assistant seamlessly opened Uber and displayed available rides.