ChatGPT: New Scheduled Tasks & Automation Features

OpenAI has rolled out a dedicated Scheduled Tasks page in ChatGPT, significantly expanding the platform’s automation features. This update centralizes automation management, moving it into a standalone hub in the ChatGPT sidebar across web and mobile. What's interesting is that OpenAI is simultaneously phasing out Pulse over the next 14 days, replacing it with these new customizable workflows. ChatGPT can now execute background tasks even when you're offline. You can create tasks by simply asking for them, like an AI tech news briefing every weekday at 8 AM. The new management panel lets you monitor all active automation streams, check trigger times, review logs, or pause, edit, and resume tasks. A major highlight is conditional monitoring, where ChatGPT can check an external data source and only notify you when a specific change occurs, like a flight price drop. OpenAI is setting limits on active tasks based on user subscription levels. Go users get up to 3 tasks, Plus users up to 5, Business/Edu users up to 10, and Pro/Enterprise users up to 15. Tasks are limited to running once per hour to prevent system overload. The bottom line is this new feature allows users to automate workflows and receive information proactively, making ChatGPT more of a personal assistant.