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ChatGPT's Scheduled Tasks turns chatbot into proactive assistant

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

OpenAI has launched a Scheduled Tasks feature for ChatGPT, allowing users to set reminders and recurring actions. The feature enables the AI to proactively send messages or perform tasks at specified times. This marks a shift from reactive to proactive AI assistance.

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While useful, Scheduled Tasks is still limited to text-based reminders and lacks integration with external apps, so calling it a 'real AI assistant' may be premature.
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