Ep 810: ChatGPT Tasks: What’s New, How They Work and 5 Secret Shortcuts to Use Today
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Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What announcement did OpenAI make about ChatGPT Pulse and Tasks?
OpenAI announced something about two weeks ago that I think the majority of people overlooked. They announced that they were sunsetting the proactive chat GPT pulse feature and instead sending some of that compute and those requests to the updated chat GPT tasks. And I think that for the most part, people overlook this for two major reasons. Number one. I think hardly anyone was using ChatGPT Pulse. I think those that were using it loved it. Me, not so much, but you did have to be on the $200 a month pro plan. So I don't think a lot of people looked at this announcement and cared because not a lot of people were using it. And when they said, hey, instead we're getting ChatGPT tasks, well, those were rolled out last year.
So people just assumed nothing new to see here. Let's move on. But you are absolutely wrong because if you didn't read the fine print, but don't worry, I do, you probably missed some of the new features that OpenAI also included with the new ChatGPT tasks and just some of the dev stuff behind the scenes that's quietly been updated and maybe just not well documented on OpenAI's website. So we're going to be going over that today. I'm going to show you exactly what chat GPT tests are, what's new, how to use them, and give you my five secret shortcuts that you can use today. So here is the big picture.
Why are ChatGPT Tasks now described as a 'gateway agent' for non-technical users?
chat gpt tasks quietly got crazy powerful and like i said i don't think enough people are using them uh so earlier this month chat gpt announced the sun setting of pulse but the re-entry and updated version of chat gpt tasks so it's now easier to use chat gpt tasks and they work in more places which is a big unlock and we're going to get to that here in a bit and chat gpt tasks i think if nothing else they're a great what i call gateway agent so If you've still been kind of turned off by Codex, as amazing as I think it is because you're like, oh, I'm not too technical. Or maybe if you don't have access to workspace agents inside of ChatGPT, if you haven't used those, well, start using ChatGPT tests.
I guarantee you if they gave it a different name and gave it a button, this thing would have gone viral, but it's kind of hard to find and it's not a lot of marketing around it. which is why I think this is probably one of the most underrated features in AI today. So stick with me on today's AI at Work on Wednesday show, and here's what you're going to learn. You're going to know what tasks are, how they work, and the different ways you can use them. You're going to know how to combine the best silent features of ChatGPT with the updated task settings. And I'm gonna give you at the end of my five secret shortcuts that no one is talking about and you can use them today. Sound good? Yeah, this one is gonna be a fast one.
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What new scheduling and UI updates were added to the ChatGPT Tasks page?
Because like I said, People didn't look at this. And I do think that this is probably the most underrated feature inside of ChatGPT because for non-technical people who are maybe saying, oh, I'm not really big on the agentic harness.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:17
2
What announcement did OpenAI make about ChatGPT Pulse and Tasks?
0:17–1:49
3
Why are ChatGPT Tasks now described as a 'gateway agent' for non-technical users?
1:49–4:15
4
What new scheduling and UI updates were added to the ChatGPT Tasks page?
4:15–7:36
5
How do ChatGPT Tasks usage limits differ across Go, Plus, Team, Pro and Enterprise plans?
7:36–10:40
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How can you schedule tasks that use connected apps like Gmail, Calendar and Google Drive?
10:40–11:46
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What are the five secret shortcuts for ChatGPT Tasks and how does MCP developer mode fit in?
11:46–11:52
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How do agentic app capabilities, Projects support, and stacking memory expand Tasks' automation power?
11:52–30:12
Speakers
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