Tasks in ChatGPT continue the trend in generative AI of “agentic” tools, which chain together multiple prompts autonomously to perform relatively complex actions. Tasks’ ability to remind users of upcoming meetings could compete with Google Calendar, Apple’s Siri or mobile calendar, or Amazon Alexa.

Paying users of OpenAI's ChatGPT can now ask the AI assistant to schedule reminders or recurring requests. The new beta feature, called tasks, will start

OpenAI is making ChatGPT work a little more like older digital assistants with a new feature called Tasks, as reported by TechCrunch and others. Currently in beta, Tasks allows users to direct the chatbot to send reminders or to generate responses to specific prompts at certain times;

ChatGPT unveils new tasks features, bringing time management capabilities like tasks, reminders, and alerts, like a prompt you would like to run repeatedly. Beta testing is ongoing for the feature on the web,

With the "Tasks" feature, users can ask ChatGPT to set reminders or schedule recurring actions, such as weekly news briefings or daily weather updates.

OpenAI on Tuesday announced a new feature coming to ChatGPT, which will turn the chatbot into a reminder app. Called “Tasks,” the feature will let users ask ChatGPT to remind them about their tasks and even create periodic alerts for specific situations.