Perplexity’s always-on ‘Personal Computer’ Mac mini and the shift from reactive to ambient AI agents
The Last Time Someone Named Something “Personal Computer” IBM did it in 1981. That machine didn’t just sell well. It rewired how humans work, killed entire job categories, and set off a chain reaction that still hasn’t stopped. Perplexity just named their always-on Mac mini the same thing. That’s not a marketing oversight. That’s a…