I just tried ChatGPT's new 'Scheduled Tasks' feature — and it's the closest thing yet to a…
ChatGPT's new Scheduled Tasks feature announcement this week — the ability for ChatGPT to now send reminders, handle recurring work, or monitor things — caught my attention immediately.
After all, AI assistants are all predicated on being reactive and needing your initial input. No matter how sophisticated the technology becomes, the responsibility usually remains firmly on your side of the screen. But if they are to truly be assistants, they have to be able to help you out when you might not remember to ask for their help.
Scheduled Tasks do require your input to begin with, of course. But you can't tell ChatGPT to remind you about something later. You can ask it to send recurring updates. You can keep an eye on a topic and notify you when something changes.
Unlike a lot of ChatGPT features, this one truly seems to give ChatGPT more of an actual assistant...
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