Perplexity launches hybrid compute on Mac app, open-sources PII classifier
perplexity_ai · x · 2026-09-01
Perplexity introduced 'hybrid compute' for its Mac app, allowing Pro, Max, and Enterprise subscribers to distribute tasks between local and cloud environments. A privacy gate detects PII before data leaves the device, offering options to process locally, send to cloud, or skip. The company has also open-sourced the PII classifier and released a research blog detailing the implementation.
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