ChatGPT can automate tasks and set reminders as scheduling feature hits beta

OpenAI has added a new scheduling feature to ChatGPT which allows users to automate tasks and set reminders using the AI chatbot.

Rolling out now to paid ChatGPT subscribers (Plus, Pro, and Team plans), “scheduled tasks” allow users to set reminders and even automate certain kinds of tasks. This can include simple date reminders, or more advanced tasks such as summarizing content on a daily basis.

OpenAI explains:

In this early beta, you can create scheduled tasks that enable ChatGPT to run automated prompts and proactively reach out to you on a scheduled basis. For example, you can ask ChatGPT to create scheduled tasks for the following:

• “Can you give me a briefing on AI news each afternoon?”
• “Practice French with me daily”
• “Remind me about my mom’s birthday”

While you can already set reminders with other apps without the help of AI, the advantage here seems to be the ability to pull in additional data. OpenAI’s example of “practice French with me daily” would use the chatbot to help someone learn bits of a language through the reminder directly, rather than opening another app after seeing the reminder. But this is still somewhat limited, as scheduled tasks cannot yet include files, voice chats, or leverage custom GPTs.

TechCrunch says that OpenAI is using the beta release of this feature to learn how people will use it ahead of a wider release in mobile apps and ChatGPT’s free tier.

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