The Deep View: The 3 human skills that will endure in the AI era

Posted on June 15, 2026 by michelleclarke2015
The 3 human skills that will endure in the AI era
Perplexity has become one of the most important AI companies in the world, but its ambitions now stretch far beyond AI-powered search.
In this episode of The Deep View Conversations, we sit down with Dmitry Shevelenko, chief business officer at Perplexity, to discuss how the company evolved from an AI answer engine into a platform for AI agents and digital coworkers. Dmitry explains why Perplexity has focused so intensely on accuracy, how AI is changing the nature of work, and why he believes the future belongs to small, highly leveraged teams.
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The conversation also explores Perplexity Computer, hybrid compute, the coming shift toward AI agents, and what leaders need to do to stay relevant in a world where AI increasingly performs knowledge work.
Topics covered:
Why Perplexity made accuracy its defining principleHow Perplexity grew from 20 employees to 400The rise of AI agents and digital coworkersWhy Perplexity abandoned advertising as a core strategyHow Perplexity Computer orchestrates multiple AI modelsThe future of hybrid cloud and local AI computingWhy “tokenmaxxing” may not be sustainableHow AI is reshaping entry-level jobsWhy entrepreneurship may become the new career pathThe three skills that will matter most in the AI eraHow leaders should think about leverage and productivityWhat Perplexity sees coming next in AI
If you’re trying to understand where AI agents are headed, how work is changing, and why Perplexity has emerged as one of the AI industry’s key players, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
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About michelleclarke2015

Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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