OpenAI has launched a beta version of a new feature called "Tasks" for ChatGPT Plus, Team and Pro subscribers, allowing users to schedule future actions and reminders, aiming to make ChatGPT a more powerful digital assistant. This feature makes ChatGPT no longer limited to real-time Q&A, but can handle planned tasks and improve user efficiency and experience, similar to Google Assistant or Siri, but combined with ChatGPT's more advanced language model capabilities. The launch of this feature marks an important step in the development of ChatGPT into a more comprehensive personal assistant, and also heralds more possibilities for AI assistant functions in the future.
OpenAI recently announced the launch of a new beta feature called "Tasks" in ChatGPT, which allows users to schedule future operations and reminders. This new feature, which is gradually rolling out to Plus, Team and Pro subscribers starting today, aims to make ChatGPT a tool more similar to traditional digital assistants, such as Google Assistant or Siri, but incorporates ChatGPT’s more advanced language capabilities .
Using the "Tasks" feature is very simple, users just tell ChatGPT what they need to do and when. For example, if you want to receive a daily weather report at 7 a.m., or be reminded that your passport is about to expire, or even want to tell your children a joke before bed, ChatGPT can handle these needs through one-time or recurring tasks.
To use this new feature, users simply select "4o with scheduled tasks" in ChatGPT's model selector, then enter the tasks they want ChatGPT to complete and when. The system can also proactively suggest tasks based on the user's conversations, but the user must explicitly approve these suggestions before the task can be created. All tasks can be managed directly in the chat thread, or modified or canceled via the newly launched Tasks section (available only on the web). Additionally, users will receive notifications via web, desktop and mobile when tasks are completed. Currently, each user can set up to 10 active tasks at the same time.
OpenAI has not yet made clear when or if this feature will be rolled out to free users, which may mean that "Tasks" will remain a premium feature to help justify ChatGPT's subscription fee. Depending on OpenAI's pricing, users can choose between a $20 or $200 monthly subscription.
The launch of the "Tasks" feature marks a major shift in ChatGPT's functionality. Previously, ChatGPT only responded to user requests in real time, but now it can handle ongoing tasks and future planning. OpenAI's goals seem to be not limited to simple scheduling. Bloomberg reports that an autonomous AI agent called "Operator" will be released soon and may be combined with the "Task" function to achieve more complex information search, problem analysis and data aggregation. wait.
Although the launch of the "Task" function expands the application field of ChatGPT to the scope of digital assistants, users still need to be cautious about its reliability. When OpenAI rolled out the feature, it said it was still gathering real-world feedback for further optimization.
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The new function "Task" allows users to schedule future operations and reminders, improving the usefulness of ChatGPT.
Users can inform ChatGPT of required tasks and time by simple input, making it easy to manage daily affairs.
It is currently only available to paid users, and it is unclear whether it will be available to free users. It is expected to remain a premium feature.
ChatGPT’s “task” function adds powerful schedule management and planning capabilities, but it will take time for its functionality to be perfected and popularized. OpenAI continues to collect user feedback and continuously optimizes it, which may bring more surprises in the future. We look forward to the further improvement of the "Task" function and the launch of the free version in the future, so that more users can experience this convenient function.