The Quest for the
Computer Artifact

The Kingdom of Schibsted

In the frozen north of Scandinavia, where the winters are long and the coffee is strong, there stands a great kingdom known as Schibsted — the largest house of news in all the Nordic lands.

Within its walls, seven mighty brands deliver the truth to millions of citizens across Sweden and Norway. For in this corner of the world, democracy is not a slogan on a wall — it is a promise. And that promise says: what happens in the world shall be told freely.

But should you wish to know how many wigs a certain foreign ruler keeps in his office, or what his latest tariff tantrum has cost the global economy in actual dollars — well, that knowledge lives behind the paywall. And that is where my quest begins.

For I am Erik, Keeper of the Subscriber Journey, Wielder of the Lifecycle Canvas, and — by the strange evolution of my role — the one they now call the AI Tech Lead. My sacred duty: to ensure that every reader who enters our digital halls finds something that sparks their curiosity, something that makes them stay, something that makes them come back tomorrow.

The Age of AI Descends

A great wave swept across the land. They called it AI. And with it came a thousand tools, a thousand promises, and approximately four thousand vendor emails per week.

But I did not cower. I rode out to meet it.

My mission was clear: scout the frontier, test every blade and spell, and return to my people with knowledge of what works, what doesn't, and what might just change everything about how we engage our readers.

Could we personalize the journey? Could we be more dynamic, more timely, more human — ironically, with the help of machines?

The Gathering of Artifacts

And so I ventured forth, collecting powerful artifacts from the great AI kingdoms. Each one tested. Each one earned. Each one now woven into the fabric of my daily work.

Artifact Inventory

The Blade of ChatGPT

OpenAI saw my cause and gifted me a personal Plus subscription alongside our Enterprise agreement — for they understood: to move an organization, you must first move the person who moves the organization.

Gifted

The Shield of Claude

Anthropic granted me 2 months of their Max plan so I could return with a full report for my fellowship. They earned my trust — and I upgraded the shield to its maximum enchantment. I now walk the frontier without fear of running out of intelligence when it matters most.

Gifted → Paying

The Gemini Orb

Through our Google Suite covenant, I wield Gemini and its many enchantments, with extended credits for images, videos, and flows.

Acquired

The Midjourney Paintbrush

For when words are not enough and visions must be conjured from the void itself.

Acquired

The ElevenLabs Voice Stone

Granting the power of speech to the written word. The bards wept with envy.

Acquired

The Make.com Loom of Automation

Weaving workflows between kingdoms, connecting what was once impossible to connect.

Acquired

The Lesser Guild Tokens

Hedra, Freepik, Suno — oh, how I rejoiced when that bard first sang! — each opened their doors, for they recognized: this is not a man collecting tools for sport.

Comped

The Perplexity Compass

My most trusted research companion. Verifying claims other oracles could not. Making me look far smarter than I am in meetings.

Pro Member

The Computer Artifact

The newest and most powerful relic in Perplexity's vault. I tasted its power with 4,000 credits... and then they vanished like gold coins in a Dragon's lair.

The Quest

The Perplexity Chapters

But of all the artifacts I carry, few have proven as trustworthy as the one forged in your halls.

Perplexity has been my research companion through countless expeditions — verifying claims that other oracles could not, surfacing insights when the noise was deafening, and doing it all with a clarity that made me look far smarter than I actually am in meetings.

I have been a faithful Pro subscriber. A believer. A quiet evangelist in the Nordic cold.

And then... you unveiled it. The Computer feature.

I felt the ground shake. I saw the demo. I immediately began testing with my 4,000 credit bonus. And just as I started to understand its true power — just as the real workflows were taking shape — the credits vanished.

Like gold coins in a Dragon's lair. Gone.

The Quest

And so I stand before you, hat in hand — it's a Viking helmet, but still — with a humble request:

Grant me 2 months of the Max plan.

Not for glory. Not for sport. But so that I may:

The Fork in the Road

And now, noble Keepers, the quest reaches its crossroads. Two paths lie ahead.

Choose wisely.

Path A — Grant Passage

The quest continues. I test, I learn, I return to my kingdom with findings that could bring Perplexity deeper into one of the largest media houses in the Nordics. A song is written. It's a pretty good song.

Path B — Banishment

I wander the frozen tundra alone, clutching my expired credits, searching for shelter and herring. My team never gets the report. The bards write nothing. It rains.

Quest Complete!

The gates open. The artifact glows. The bards begin composing a ballad titled "The Nordic Champion Who Sent a Really Weird Email and It Actually Worked."

Schibsted's subscription team gains a powerful new tool. Perplexity gains a passionate advocate in the largest Nordic media house. Everyone wins. Especially the readers.

Quest Failed...

Erik wanders the tundra. The herring is not great. His team asks about the Perplexity report and he stares blankly out the window at the Stockholm rain.

Somewhere, a bard picks up a lute, plays one sad note, then puts it back down.

But wait — perhaps the Keepers will reconsider?