How AI Agents Reshape Knowledge Work: Autonomy, Efficiency, and Scope
A study of Perplexity's autonomous AI agents reveals they perform 26 minutes of productive work per session versus 33 seconds for traditional search, reducing task completion time by 87% while improving quality and expanding the scope of work users attempt. This research demonstrates how AI agents are transitioning from conversational tools to end-to-end task executors that fundamentally reshape knowledge work.
