With ChatGPT Pulse, available to select paid customers on Sept 25, users will receive five to 10 visual cards daily, each of which provide more details on a topic of interest and possibly an excuse to begin a conversation with the chatbot about it. — AP
OpenAI is rolling out a new ChatGPT feature that sends users a set of personalised news, research and other updates each day based on their prior conversations with the chatbot, an early attempt at making its flagship product more proactive.
With ChatGPT Pulse, available to select paid customers on Sept 25, users will receive five to 10 visual cards daily, each of which provide more details on a topic of interest and possibly an excuse to begin a conversation with the chatbot about it.
A person who often talks to ChatGPT about outer space and their toddler, for instance, might see news about an upcoming NASA rocket launch or suggestions for family Halloween costumes that take the child’s age into account. The feature will also consider stated preferences ("update me on TV shows, but no spoilers!”) and information from Gmail and Google Calendar, if those apps are connected to the chatbot.
ChatGPT Pulse marks OpenAI’s latest effort to more tightly integrate the chatbot into the everyday lives of its 700 million users – and to get people comfortable with artificial intelligence software taking actions on their behalf. It also may further establish ChatGPT as a first stop for targeted news, rivaling services from Google and others.
Though people may have lengthy back-and-forth conversations with the chatbot, the Pulse option is not meant to occupy a user’s attention for long, said Adam Fry, ChatGPT’s product lead for proactive experiences.
"We wanted to be really intentional about not taking people's time but really getting out of the way,” Fry said during a demonstration of the feature this week.
Initially, OpenAI is releasing the option to users that pay US$200 (RM844) per month for a ChatGPT Pro subscription. The company plans to roll it out more widely later this year. – Bloomberg
