OpenAI just introduced ChatGPT Pulse, a new daily feed for Pro users that feels like a step beyond Q&A. Instead of waiting for you to type, Pulse proactively curates updates based on your chats, memory, and optional app connections (like Gmail and Google Calendar). Each morning, you get a personalized set of visual cards with suggestions, follow-ups, or reminders, designed to help you move projects forward.
Pulse is only available in preview on mobile for now, but the experience is striking. I tried it this morning and it felt like a preview of something truly new, like an operating system for “the doing of life,” rather than a fancy to-do list. OpenAI says Pulse is designed to work for you, not keep you scrolling. They may be on to something.
Imagine if everyone had a world-class personal assistant who briefed you every morning, anticipated your questions, reminded you of your daily goals, and organized your day across apps. Heaven for some, hell for others, but an awesome use case nonetheless.
It just showed up on my phone this morning, so it’s really too early to tell whether this is a parlor trick or a paradigm shift. I’m thinking the latter.
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About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.