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AI News Research Team: 24/7 Newsletter Automation with Citations with Perplexity

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Created by: Derek Cheung || derekcheungsa

Derek Cheung

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Last update 5 months ago

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Building an AI Personal Assistant

Purpose of workflow:

This AI-powered workflow automatically generates detailed, well-researched newsletters by monitoring and analyzing specified news topics (like Bitcoin, Nvidia, etc.). It uses a team of AI research agents to gather, analyze, and compile information with automatic citations, saving significant time in newsletter creation.

How it works:

Multi-agent system:

  • Research Leader: Analyzes topics and creates content outline
  • Project Planner: Breaks down research into specific tasks
  • Research Assistants: Conduct detailed research on assigned subtopics
  • Editor: Combines research and polishes final output

Key features:

  • Automated daily monitoring of specified news topics
  • Real-time information gathering using Perplexity AI
  • Auto-citation functionality for source verification
  • Flexible time window filtering (day/week/month)
  • Options for detailed or simple reports
  • Direct email delivery of completed newsletters

Step-by-step setup:

  1. Perplexity API Setup:

    • Create account at perplexity.ai
    • Navigate to API tab
    • Generate API key
    • Set up credentials with 'Bearer' authentication
  2. Workflow Configuration:

    • Connect Google Sheets containing news monitoring topics
    • Configure schedule trigger for daily execution
    • Set up email delivery settings
    • Define report type preferences (detailed/simple)
    • Specify time window for news gathering
  3. Integration:

    • Connect with newsletter tools like Kit
    • Import generated content as starting point
    • Edit and customize as needed before publishing