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

OpenAI is making ChatGPT work a little more like older digital assistants with a new feature called Tasks, as reported by TechCrunch and others. Currently in beta, Tasks allows users to direct the chatbot to send reminders or to generate responses to specific prompts at certain times; recurring tasks are also supported.

Expanding ChatGPT’s utility to include agentic AI, Tasks ramps up competition in the AI assistant space. Since ChatGPT’s debut in late 2022, tech giants like Amazon and Apple have upgraded their virtual assistant services to integrate with AI.

OpenAI, a leader in generative artificial intelligence, announced on Tuesday that it is launching a beta feature dubbed Tasks to ChatGPT. TakeAway Points: Generative artificial intelligence bellwether OpenAI said on Tuesday that it is introducing a beta feature called Tasks to ChatGPT Apple has abused its dominant position by charging app developers an unfair 30%

Introducing ‘Tasks’ to the ChatGPT – OpenAI enters the virtual assistant technology market. It is a rival to Alexa and Siri, that allows for future appointment setting, reminder setting and smart recommendations.