ChatGPT keeps creeping toward becoming your AI personal assistant with new scheduled task controls
Quick Answer
OpenAI is enhancing ChatGPT with a new 'Scheduled' feature that consolidates task management, allowing users to view, pause, edit, or delete tasks.
Quick Take
The revamped system includes research tasks that monitor web and app changes, sending alerts only when necessary, while the previous 'Pulse' feature is being phased out.
Key Points
- New 'Scheduled' page allows centralized task management in ChatGPT.
- Users can now pause, edit, or delete active tasks easily.
- Research tasks alert users only on significant changes.
- The previous 'Pulse' feature is being retired for this upgrade.
- This update moves ChatGPT closer to functioning as a personal assistant.
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~1 min readChatGPT gets better at scheduled tasks. OpenAI added a new "Scheduled" page to the sidebar that puts all active tasks in one place. Users can view, pause, edit, or delete tasks from there. Research tasks search the web and connected apps, sending alerts only when something actually changes. OpenAI says all tasks are now faster and more reliable. Users can schedule tasks for specific times or parts of the day: morning, afternoon, or evening.
The feature is available to Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users. The number of active tasks varies by plan. Tasks can run at most once per hour and pause automatically if the user goes inactive. The previous "Pulse" feature is being retired and folded into scheduled tasks.
— Originally published at the-decoder.com
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