OpenAI is rolling out a dedicated home for ChatGPT‘s scheduled tasks, giving users a single place to view, manage, and monitor automated work. The new Scheduled page can be accessed from the sidebar, and it shows all active tasks alongside their next run times.
What the update adds
From the Scheduled page, users can pause, edit, resume, or delete any queued task without digging through previous conversations. OpenAI has also expanded how tasks can be timed, allowing users to schedule tasks to run within broader windows like morning, afternoon, or evening. The company also says all tasks now run faster and more reliably than before.
Monitoring tasks have also been upgraded, with ChatGPT now able to proactively search the web or check connected apps on a user’s behalf and send a notification only when there’s something new to report. However, there are a few limitations. OpenAI says tasks can’t run more than once per hour and unattended tasks may pause automatically after a period of inactivity.
Pulse is going away
The update also marks the end of Pulse, OpenAI’s personalized daily summary feature that launched last year. Pulse delivered automatic briefings based on a user’s interests and past conversations, but OpenAI is now folding that functionality into the scheduled tasks system. Pro users will retain access for 14 days from Wednesday, after which they will be able to replicate the experience by scheduling a daily briefing through the new tasks hub.
ChatGPT’s scheduled tasks feature has been available for a while, but OpenAI’s decision to surface it more prominently suggests the company sees automation as a key part of how users will interact with the product going forward. The Scheduled page is rolling out to Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users on web and mobile, with no timeline announced for free-tier access.
