Have you wondered if your life would be much easier if you had an assistant? On top of that, imagine you get an assistant who does not tire, forgets, sleeps, or commits mistakes. This is what the feature of scheduled tasks in ChatGPT will be for you if not more. From taking care of routine activities like drafting newsletters, inspiring creativity, and creating content at scale, ChatGPT can become a one-stop solution for all your requirements.

If you were thinking that ChatGPT had reached its threshold of innovation, then you might be wrong. It has just become more intelligent with this scheduled tasks feature. It empowers users to implement tasks at set times, improve productivity, and unlock their creative potential. It allows users to set reminders, stay organized, and automate routine workflows.

In this blog, let us dissect this feature and explore how you can use it.

What Are Scheduled Tasks in ChatGPT?

Irrespective of whether you are a seasoned professional or a college student juggling several tasks, having an intelligent solution to schedule your tasks always helps. Irrespective of whether you want to generate reports, send reminders, or handle routines, having this feature by your side considerably reduces your human effort. It performs all the set tasks at predetermined intervals or times.

How Scheduled Tasks Feature Works in ChatGPT?

The feature is accessible on distinct platforms like iOS, Android, ChatGPT web, and macOS. As per Open AI, though it is not yet available for Windows users, it is expected to be introduced later in the first quarter of 2025. It is important to note that the Tasks page, which is a space where you can view and handle your tasks, is presently only accessible on the ChatGPT web.

The feature basically makes the ChatGPT capable of creating tasks to execute later. These tasks can be triggered by the user through UI or can be automatically implemented at specific times. Keep in mind that tasks can either be one-off or recurring tasks that ChatGPT has to perform multiple times. Furthermore, users do not have to be online for these tasks to be executed. When tasks get completed, users are updated via email or through a push notification.

How to Set Up Scheduled Tasks in ChatGPT?

You can allow ChatGPT to allow repetitive actions as you perform strategic actions and activities that matter the most. Here’s how you can access the feature:

Login at ChatGPT to Start Scheduling Tasks:

Open the ChatGPT login page and enter your credentials to log in. Then, on the homepage, you will be able to see your profile icon and select it. Then, you will see the drop-down menu. Find and select “tasks.

Specify Your Task:

If you are using the feature for the first time, you might be unfamiliar with how it works. Explore the feature using the suggested tasks prompt shown on the window. If you want to set up a custom task, you would have to select “Try your own.". A new window will open where you will see a Chatbox where you can enter your prompt. You can start with a simple prompt such as “Provide me headlines for today’s news.”.

Modify Your Task Later On:

Once you provide your prompt, you will see a confirmation message on your screen: “Task Saved.” You can pause, edit, or change your tasks later. All you need to do is click on the three dots placed next to the task. You can modify the instructions, change the schedule, or even delete the tasks if needed.

Enable Notifications:

One of the useful things about this feature is that it keeps you posted at the specified time. For example, if you schedule the ChatGPT for daily news updates at 7:30PM, then it can send notifications everyday at 7:30 PM. For this, you need to turn on the notifications feature. You can access notification settings on the ChatGPT web to turn on email, notifications, or both.

For desktop, you will have to modify your browser settings to receive these notifications. For mobile devices, a permission pop-up will appear, give permission after completion of your first task.

What Are the Applications of Scheduled Tasks in ChatGPT?

Scheduled tasks are not just another add-on in ChatGPT; it is a vital inclusion that can unlock unparalleled efficiency. Here are some of its key applications:

Personalized Newsletter:

If you don’t have time to read newspapers or scroll Twitter, you can schedule ChatGPT to share with you curated news articles daily. You can even customize the prompt to only cover your topics of interest. Ranging from technological innovations, sports news, government actions, corporate developments, you can make sure that you never miss out on an update on your favorite topic with this feature.

For Personal Growth:

It is a helpful feature that can aid you in your journey for personal growth and creativity. Irrespective of whether you need daily ideas for music or writing, reminders for exercise, daily vocabulary practice, weekly aptitude tests, or motivational quotes, you can automate all tasks to boost your personal growth. With scheduled tasks in ChatGPT, you can set up schedules to keep track of your habits and fitness plans.

Stock Price Updates:

If you are investing in a stock market, then you cannot afford to go casual since it is associated with a lot of market risks. You can schedule tasks in ChatGPT to seamlessly track all prices and updates. You can get daily or even hourly updates if you want. It is an effective way to keep track of fluctuations on crypto currency, stocks, etc. so that you can identify opportunities before everybody else and minimize losses.

AI-based Collaboration:

In a more advanced application, this feature can allow teams to allocate tasks to team members, manage progress, and send reminders. Using this feature, you can streamline team collaboration on your finger tips and keep all the members on the same page. Since, reminders and notifications are automated, you can make sure that the teams do not miss out on the deadline

Conclusion

Leveraging the scheduled tasks in ChatGPT is not so much different than having a dedicated assistant performing tasks in the background and supporting your goals. The feature is currently available to beta users in Teams, plus, and pro plans. However, the accessibility will extend once Open AI takes the feature to the General Availability stage. With Sora, GPT 4o, and ChatGPT 4o Omni, and now with this new feature, Open AI brought significant advancement in communication in recent times..

The blog covers all introductory facets related to this newly rolled out feature. For more details about Scheduled tasks and usage limitations, you can check out the OpenAI website.