Tasks will enable ChatGPT users to request tasks to be performed at a future time, including one-time reminders or recurring actions.

ChatGPT's new feature lets users schedule actions for the future, with automatic execution at set times, simplifying task management and reminders.

Expanding ChatGPT’s utility to include agentic AI, Tasks ramps up competition in the AI assistant space. Since ChatGPT’s debut in late 2022, tech giants like Amazon and Apple have upgraded their virtual assistant services to integrate with AI.

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;

On Tuesday, OpenAI announced "tasks," a ChatGPT feature that performs, well, tasks, for users. Tasks, rolling out as a beta feature for ChatGPT Plus, Teams, and Pro users over the next few days, enables users to ask ChatGPT "to do things for you at a future time" said the announcement.