What Perplexity AI Can Do
Conversational search
Source citations
Follow-up questions
Academic research
Real-time information
Multi-source synthesis
Jobs Threatened by Perplexity AI
MEDIUM IMPACT
Research Analyst
At-risk tasks: Information gathering, Source compilation, Basic analysis
Librarian
At-risk tasks: Reference assistance, Research guidance
Fact-Checker
At-risk tasks: Source verification, Basic fact-checking
What Perplexity AI Can't Do (Yet)
Can still provide incorrect information
Limited access to paywalled content
No deep analytical capability
Cannot interview or conduct primary research
Where Humans Still Win
These are the skills and capabilities that keep you valuable despite Perplexity AI:
Critical analysis
Primary research
Expert interpretation
Domain expertise
How to Stay Ahead of Perplexity AI
1
Learn to use it: Become the person who leverages Perplexity AI rather than competes with it. Master prompt engineering and AI-assisted workflows.
2
Develop human-only skills: Focus on the advantages listed above—emotional intelligence, creative vision, ethical judgment, and relationship building.
3
Move up the value chain: Transition from execution to strategy. AI handles tasks; humans provide vision and judgment.