Running an AI model locally, Perplexity's new Portable Computer can deliver faster performance, tighter security, and lower costs. But it has some strict requirements.

After companies rushed to embrace powerful (and costly) generative AI tools based on LLMs, they began to realize that smaller, more focused open models might better fit the bill.

Perplexity AI Inc. today introduced Portable Computer, an artificial intelligence agent designed to run on desktops equipped with Nvidia Corp. silicon.

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