What was announced?
Perplexity opened a new feature called Teammates to Max subscribers on November 5. At its core are AI agents that do not wait for commands from the user.
How it works
The agents follow up on assigned tasks on their own and report results as messages through Slack. Users do not need to steer the agent at every step; once a task is defined, the agent carries the process forward.
Why it matters
This is an example of AI assistants moving beyond the question-and-answer pattern into background task runners. Perplexity is bringing that shift directly into its subscription tier.
Worth keeping in mind
Putting autonomous agents into workflows raises the question of which tasks should be handed over. The company's announcement invites users to make that call.
