By Mudit Dube
Publication Date: 2026-04-10 07:00:00
What’s the story
Perplexity, a start-up led by Aravind Srinivas, has upgraded its AI agent, Perplexity Computer. The enhanced version now offers deeper integration with Plaid, a fintech platform.
This means the AI can access your bank account data and track loans. Srinivas even claimed on X that this new feature makes the Perplexity Computer act as your own personal CFO.
Perplexity Computer is an agentic AI
Perplexity Computer is an agentic AI that performs tasks on behalf of users, but unlike OpenClaw, it operates entirely in the cloud. This design is said to be more secure against cyber threats.
The AI can comprehend tasks…
