ChatGPT can now set reminders, recurring tasks

With growing competition from platforms like Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, and Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI is introducing new functionality to keep its chatbot relevant.

The latest addition, currently in beta, introduces time management tools such as tasks, reminders, and alerts.

Borrowing concepts from automation apps like Tasker, the new “Tasks” feature allows users to schedule small activities that can run at a set time or be triggered by specific prompts—even if the user is offline.

ChatGPT will then send a push notification across platforms to let the user know it’s been executed.

While the idea may sound familiar to users of Google Tasks or Tasker, ChatGPT’s approach adds an AI-powered twist. For example, you could set up tasks that pull real-time data from the web, summarize the week’s news, or remind the user of an upcoming birthday.

While this may overlap with digital calendar features, the ability to customize prompts for the AI opens up a range of possibilities beyond basic scheduling.

This feature represents a small but significant leap toward the broader concept of AI agents—systems that operate with a bit more autonomy.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has hinted that 2025 will be a pivotal year for these types of AI, predicting they could soon become integrated into the workforce.

Tasks is a basic example of this evolution, allowing ChatGPT to act as a semi-independent assistant, though it’s still quite a far cry from the fully autonomous AI agents Altman envisions.

To use tasks, users simply select the “4o with scheduled tasks” option in the dropdown menu within ChatGPT. From there, they can set reminders or other tasks, which ChatGPT will manage through its chat interface or a new tasks manager tab available on the web app.

ChatGPT’s Tasks is being rolled out to paying users with Plus, Team, and Pro subscriptions worldwide starting this week.