ChatGPT wants to become your reminder app with ‘Tasks’ feature [Video]

OpenAI on Tuesday announced a new feature coming to ChatGPT, which will turn the chatbot into a reminder app. Called “Tasks,” the feature will let users ask ChatGPT to remind them about their tasks and even create periodic alerts for specific situations.

OpenAI describes the Tasks feature as an “important step toward making it more of a helpful AI companion that can take on tasks on your behalf.”

With this feature, ChatGPT can send you reminders when you need them, whether they are one-time or recurring. With the feature enabled, all you have to do is tell ChatGPT what you want and when, and it will create the task. There will be a dedicated section for managing tasks in the profile menu within ChatGPT. The chatbot will also suggest tasks based on your chats.

As an example, users can ask ChatGPT to remind them that their passport will expire in …