I spent hours testing ChatGPT Tasks – and its refusal to follow directions was mildly terrifying [Video]

Tasks is a new beta feature for the paid-for versions of ChatGPT. This feature allows you to schedule a prompt to run at a certain time. In this article, I’ll explain that feature. Then I’ll take you through the incredibly frustrating process of trying to get ChatGPT to do what you want it to do using Tasks.

Also: The five biggest mistakes people make when prompting an AI

I hesitate to anthropomorphize the AI, but in this round of testing, ChatGPT has been singularly uncooperative. Rather than whining about it here, let’s first dig into this new feature. 

How tasks work in ChatGPT

Tasks are prompts that are triggered at a given point in time. They can occur once or repeat. For example, you can say, “At 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, tell me the current weather,” and ChatGPT will process the prompt “tell me the current weather” at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow and either display a browser notification (if you have that …