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Perplexity adds \'hybrid compute\' to Mac app, splits work across cloud and local AI

Perplexity has introduced \'hybrid compute\' in its Mac app, a feature that keeps sensitive information on a Mac device while distributing other work to cloud AI. It splits a task between cloud-based models and locally run large language models, and can automatically check whether files contain sensitive content before sending data. The company said cloud-only performance is generally better, but users can choose based on data protection and cost.