OpenAI rolls out assistant-like feature 'Tasks' to take on Alexa, Siri

FILE PHOTO: OpenAI introduced a beta diagnostic called Tasks to ChatGPT, signaling the company’s foray into the virtual adjunct space. | Photo Credit: Reuters

Generative artificial quality bellwether OpenAI said connected Tuesday that it is introducing a beta diagnostic called Tasks to ChatGPT, signaling the company's foray into the virtual adjunct space, competing with Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa.

Tasks volition alteration ChatGPT users to petition tasks to beryllium performed astatine a aboriginal time, including one-time reminders specified arsenic performance summons income oregon recurring actions similar play quality briefings oregon regular upwind updates.

Based connected idiosyncratic chats, ChatGPT whitethorn besides suggest tasks, though users volition person the enactment to judge oregon diminution them.

The merchandise of ChatGPT successful precocious 2022 sparked a frenzy of concern successful AI firms, prompting Amazon to update its decade-old, money-losing Alexa work with GenAI capabilities to stay competitory with GenAI-powered chatbots.