Ask an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot a question and you get an answer. Ask Perplexity Computer, and it completes the task. The company’s new agent browses the web, fills out forms and works through multi-step tasks before handing back a finished result…
Can AI Do Your Taxes? We Found Out.
Perplexity AI's 'Computer' agent automates multi-step tasks like tax filing by browsing the web and filling forms, raising security concerns over potential exploitation of automated workflows for sensitive data theft or fraud. This affects users relying on AI-driven automation for confidential financial tasks, with the risk of unauthorized data access or manipulation. The lack of transparency in agent interactions exacerbates the potential for abuse.