By Mahnoor Faisal
Publication Date: 2026-03-28 14:30:00
I’ve been exploring AI tools since before ChatGPT became a household name, and in the context of how fast the AI world moves, that practically makes me ancient. In all that time, I’ve developed a pretty reliable instinct for what’s genuinely useful versus what’s just impressive in a demo. We’ve now reached a stage where a lot of the tools being pushed out all look and feel the same, and just aren’t worth the average person’s time.
This is exactly why Perplexity Computer caught me off guard. I’ve been fairly vocal about how Perplexity has disappointed me over the past few months, and giving its new Computer feature a single spin was enough to win me back. I’ve been using it a lot over the last few weeks, and it’s the closest an AI tool has gotten to being my personal assistant (and no, not in the marketing-speak way every AI company promises).
