[deepfriedbits]

I'm perpetually cautious about wild tech claims myself, but if you watch the launch video, there are examples of how they could claim labor/cost savings.

For example, one task takes a document with data, charts, and metrics, and Perplexity Computer was tasked with creating a 10-page slide deck for a presentation. Prior to AI, that took human capital and labor costs.

I can't say whether the $1.6M in labor costs is legit or not, but these tools are not just clicking links in 2026.

[tekno45]

Why would you make a presentation?

send me the data and ill ask my own AI to do it in my favorite silly voice.

[gmerc]

Bingo!

[SebastianSosa1]

Comparing to pre-chatgpt workflows makes for useless statements

I want to know pre-"personal computer by perplexity"

[deepfriedbits]

You don't think there's cost/labor savings in making agents and workflows easier to use? I don't think your average back office employee is going to be setting up OpenClaw.

[swores]

They didn't say they think there's no benefit (nor give an opinion the other way), just that that's the benefit that counts for a new tool like this, as opposed to the comparison you suggested.