ChatGPT can remind you to do stuff now
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OpenAI is rolling out a beta feature called Tasks to ChatGPT that lets users schedule future actions and reminders.
Why it matters: Tasks is a step toward making ChatGPT a more helpful AI companion, reducing reliance on other apps such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa for reminders.
Zoom in: Tasks, which is available to some ChatGPT Plus, Team and Pro users starting today, lets subscribers schedule actions ahead of time.
- OpenAI plans to roll the feature to everyone with a ChatGPT account "eventually."
- If a free user asks ChatGPT to set a reminder, it suggests they use Siri, Google and Alexa.
How it works: Select the "GPT-4o with scheduled tasks" model from the menu and then send a message about what you'd like it to do and when. This will create the task.
- Some examples of tasks could be "give me a daily weather report for Queens, NY every morning at 7am" or "remind me three months from now that I have a dentist appointment at 4pm."
- ChatGPT will send push notifications on the web, desktop (macOS) and mobile. It also sends an email notification of the task.
- A user can have up to 25 active reminders at a time.
- Users can manage and name tasks by selecting the Tasks option in the profile menu on web. ChatGPT may also suggest tasks based on a user's chats, and users can choose to accept them or not.
Editor's note: This story was updated with additional features about email notifications and active reminders.
