ChatGPT Recently launched Tasks New feature. It lets you set up a number of automated tasks to ensure that you receive alerts or responses from ChatGPT at scheduled times.
For example, you can set ChatGPT to send you a newsletter every morning, or automatically generate your daily task list, and even set reminders to get you into a good daily habit.
What's more, once you set up a task, ChatGPT will automatically send you push notifications or email reminders on time.
Well, this is ChatGPT to AI AgentTaking the first step? Here, let's find out with some real-world applications!
How do I set up a task on ChatGPT?
1. Visits to Tasks
Once ChatGPT is open, click the profile icon in the upper right corner and select Tasks from the drop-down menu.
2. Creation of new mandates
To set up a new task, select "Try your own task" or select "4o with scheduling task" from the model options at the top of the interface.
Once the chat window opens, you simply type in the task content and schedule as a reminder. For example, send me the 10 hottest news stories of the day every night at 8pm.
3. Editing and validation of mandates
After submitting a task, you will receive a confirmation message that the task has been saved.
To edit or pause a task, click on the vertical three-dot menu next to the task. From the drop-down menu, select "Edit" to change the name, description, or schedule of the task, or select "Pause" or "Delete" the task as needed.
4. Management notifications
Once you've set up your tasks, please remember to turn on notifications. You can go to "Notification Settings" on ChatGPT Web to enable push notifications, email, or both.
If using a PC, make sure your browser is set to allow push notifications; if a mobile device, you'll be prompted to grant notification permissions the first time you create a task.
Note that ChatGPT will run scheduled tasks in the same chat window when adding a task. If you wish to display different tasks or notifications in different chat windows, you will need to open a new dialog window for each task.
How are ChatGPT Tasks applied?
Now let's try to schedule some daily tasks using ChatGPT's new features.
1. Daily selected news
You can ask ChatGPT to pick the day's hottest news from the web every day and email it to you every morning. You can also have it customize the news content for you according to your interests.
For example, report back to me every day at 3pm with AI news.
2. Stock price updates
Now, ChatGPT can also help you keep track of stock and other dynamic prices through scheduled tasks. Simply write an alert that sends you price updates every hour or so.
Although there is no direct "hourly" option in the task setup options, hourly updates can be achieved by entering a prompt.
For example, send me hourly updates on Tesla stock with stock price changes, ups and downs, and news affecting the stock price.
In addition to stocks, you can set up hourly tasks to track price changes in cryptocurrencies, flight information, and more.
3. Setting learning times
With Tasks, you can have ChatGPT work with you one-on-one at a set time every day. All you need to do is set a time slot in your daily schedule and have ChatGPT remind you and start your lesson at the designated time each day.
Examples include vocabulary or grammar exercises, tutorials for learning something new, or daily lessons for developing new habits. Whichever it is, ChatGPT will remind you on time to help you stay on track.
4. Bedtime stories
ChatGPT also creates a new bedtime story for you to read each night as your child gets ready for bed!
For example, write me a new bedtime story about fairies and magic every night at 8pm.
5. Reminders of activities
Adding event reminders to ChatGPT makes life easier. Unlike other schedule management apps, ChatGPT doesn't confuse vacations, work meetings, and personal events; it only reminds you of the events you add on time.
For example, you can use it to remind yourself to drink water, eat on time, or be on time for a meeting, helping you manage the small details of your daily life.
What are the limitations of ChatGPT Tasks?
While ChatGPT with scheduled tasks is useful in many ways, it has some limitations.
Activity Task Limitations:You can only set up a maximum of 10 active tasks at the same time. If you have already set up 10 tasks, you will need to pause or delete the existing tasks before you can add new ones.
Functional Limitations:Currently, Scheduled Tasks does not support voice chat, file uploads, and custom GPTs. as a result, it can't keep track of updates to external files or remind you to complete tasks via voice.
Limited availability:This new feature is currently only available to users on the Plus, Pro and Team plans, and the page to manage tasks is currently only available on the ChatGPT Web version.
Notification Settings:To make sure you don't miss task completion reminders, remember to check your browser or device's notification settings. If notifications are not turned on, you may miss task reminders.
Test pattern issues:Since the Tasks feature is still in beta, it may crash while editing a task or sometimes fail to collect data to complete the task successfully.
at last
With ChatGPT's Tasks feature, we can finally have an AI assistant that can automate our daily tasks. In the future, it may not only be an assistant, but also an "AI agent" deeply integrated into our lives.
