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The OpenAI company announced Tuesday that it is introducing a beta feature called Tasks in ChatGPT, signaling its entry into the virtual assistant space, competing with Apple’s Siri AAPL.O and Amazon’s Alexa AMZN.O .
Tasks will allow ChatGPT users to request completion of tasks at a later date, including one-time reminders such as concert ticket sales or recurring actions such as weekly newsletters or weather updates daily.
Based on user discussions, ChatGPT may also suggest tasks, although users have the option to accept or decline them.
The release of ChatGPT in late 2022 has sparked an investment frenzy in AI companies, prompting Amazon to update its decade-old and loss-making Alexa service with GenAI capabilities in order to stay competitive with chatbots powered by GenAI.
-In December last year, Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy said the revamped version of Alexa – which will take actions for users without prompting – was expected to launch in the “coming months”.
Meanwhile, Apple has integrated its “Apple Intelligence” technology into Siri, leveraging ChatGPT’s expertise and asking users for permission before querying the OpenAI service, as part of Apple’s partnership with the MSFT.O startup backed by Microsoft.
OpenAI said it will begin rolling out the beta to Plus, Team, and Pro users globally over the coming days, starting with the web platform.
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