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.

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; recurring tasks are also supported.

The era of ChatGPT doing stuff for you has arrived.

OpenAI today announced a new beta feature for ChatGPT called Tasks. The new automation feature turns the platform into more of a proactive AI assistant capable of managing scheduled assignments.

In a series of posts on X (formerly known as Twitter), OpenAI announced Tasks, currently available in beta to ChatGPT Plus, Teams, and Pro users. The feature is planned to be expanded to those on the free tier of the AI chatbot later this year. Currently, the Tasks page can only be accessed via the web version of the platform.

ChatGPT subscribers can now ask the artificial intelligence assistant to set reminders and perform certain recurring tasks on a regular basis. The new feature is called Tasks and it’s being launched in beta this week for ChatGPT Plus, Team and Pro users.

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Tasks, a feature that lets users prompt the chatbot once to carry out recurring tasks in the future. For example, in the demo, a user asks ChatGPT to send them a work out reminder every morning along with a motivational speech.

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

ChatGPT can now be asked to carry out tasks for users at a future time, the chatbot’s maker OpenAI has said. The new Tasks feature will enable users to ask the AI chatbot to schedule anything from one-time reminders to recurring actions such as a weekly news briefing or daily weather update.