A New Study from Harvard and Perplexity Finds AI Agents Perform 26 Minutes of Autonomous Work per Session vs 33 Seconds for Search

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<p>A new Harvard and Perplexity paper uses matched-pair sessions to compare an autonomous agent with a search assistant. It finds large gains in autonomy, time, and cost, plus broader scope of work attempted.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/06/08/a-new-study-from-harvard-and-perplexity-finds-ai-agents-perform-26-minutes-of-autonomous-work-per-session-vs-33-seconds-for-search/">A New Study from Harvard and Perplexity Finds AI Agents Perform 26 Minutes of Autonomous Work per Session vs 33 Seconds for Search</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.marktechpost.com">MarkTechPost</a>.</p>