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Perplexity Computer: 6 Advanced Features That Changed Everything

TeachersTechMarch 15, 202618:12edtech_teacher_channels

Summary

This video from the "TeachersTech" channel explores advanced features of Perplexity Computer, an AI tool, focusing on how educators can leverage it to automate tasks and streamline their workflows. It details connecting the AI with various applications like Gmail and Slack to create an "AI digital worker" that assists with professional responsibilities. This content is highly relevant for educators seeking to enhance productivity and integrate AI automation into their daily educational and administrative routines.

Description

Perplexity Computer can do way more than most people realize, and in this video I'm showing you six advanced features that completely changed how I work. From connecting your real apps to building automated workflows that run while you sleep, you'll see exactly how to turn Perplexity Computer into your own AI digital worker. This is the follow-up to my beginner's guide, and we're going much deeper this time. I'll walk you through connectors that plug into over 400 apps like Gmail and Slack, custom skills that let you program Computer's behavior without writing any code, and powerful data analysis that cleans messy spreadsheets and builds full reports in minutes. You'll also see how Computer can fact-check a business document like a senior adviser, how to chain multiple deliverables into a single prompt, and how to set up automated tasks that run on a schedule every day. Every demo in this video comes with the exact prompts I used so you can try it yourself. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:11 Quick recap of Perplexity Computer 0:48 Connectors -- linking to 400+ apps 2:36 Custom Skills -- no code required 4:24 Testing the YouTube Script Skill 6:32 Data analysis -- cleaning messy data 9:25 Building an interactive dashboard 10:37 Document review and fact-checking 12:55 Multi-chain prompts -- one prompt, five deliverables 15:43 Automated scheduled tasks 16:57 Five pro tips for power users Prompts and Sample Files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CR3zsFIXMU1O-9k2I_tqxHyF7K6dLbv6?usp=drive_link Perplexity Computer Beginner Guide: https://youtu.be/EHpAQwXmseQ Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@TeachersTech?sub_confirmation=1 Website: https://www.teachers.tech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teacherstechlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teacherstech