Perplexity Adds Hybrid Compute to Mac App
Perplexity AI enables tasks to shift from cloud to local models on Mac for private data.
Perplexity announced hybrid compute for its Mac app. A task starts in the cloud then switches to a local model on the user's Mac for steps involving private files or sensitive data. The company is also open-sourcing the PII classifier that decides when to send work to the local model. The feature is available today in the Perplexity Mac app.
Introducing hybrid compute in Perplexity Computer. Computer can start a task in the cloud, then move to a local model that runs on your Mac. Use it for steps involving private files or sensitive data. Available today in the Perplexity Mac app.
Perplexity Adds Hybrid Compute to Mac App
Perplexity AI enables tasks to shift from cloud to local models on Mac for private data.
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Aravind Srinivas@AravSrinivasWe're also open-sourcing the PII classifier that we use for deciding when to send the workload to the local model in the hybrid compute setup. Huggingface:
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MW Max Weinbach@mweinbachHybrid compute for Perplexity on Mac! Going to download this now, let's see how it is
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