Tasks will enable ChatGPT users to request tasks to be performed at a future time, including one-time reminders or recurring actions.

In a move to challenge established virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri, OpenAI has introduced a beta feature for ChatGPT called Tasks.

OpenAI is making ChatGPT work a little more like older digital assistants with a new feature called Tasks, as reported by TechCrunch and others. Currently in beta, Tasks allows users to direct the chatbot to send reminders or to generate responses to specific prompts at certain times; recurring tasks are also supported.

Expanding ChatGPT’s utility to include agentic AI, Tasks ramps up competition in the AI assistant space. Since ChatGPT’s debut in late 2022, tech giants like Amazon and Apple have upgraded their virtual assistant services to integrate with AI.