Modal vs. Separate Page: UX Decision Tree - Smashing Magazine
Choose modals for high-consequence actions requiring user interaction, and pages for exploratory tasks; most overlays interrupt unnecessarily, making non-modal alternatives preferable by default.
Perplexity's "Personal Computer" brings its AI agents to the, uh, Personal Computer
Perplexity launches Personal Computer, a desktop agent tool enabling AI to access local files and apps to complete user-defined objectives through natural language descriptions.