[Survey] 'Scheduled tasks'
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Vijay Bharadwaj
Hi Merlin Fam!
I am Vijay from the Merlin Product Team. I needed some inputs on a new Scheduled Tasks feature. You can also respond here for anonymity and convenience: https://forms.gle/pX1Mcx53ES1bnZv1A
I wanted to know how y'all have been using Scheduled Tasks on ChatGPT, if you are using ChatGPT Plus.
My guiding questions are:
- Do you use Scheduled Tasks on ChatGPT? If yes, how frequently?
- If not, do you use any other scheduling agents/CRON jobs for work automation/personal life? This could be anything (like menstruation trackers or just weather automations to business dashboards)
- If you're comfortable sharing, what is your usecase on these CRON jobs/Scheduled Tasks?
- Imagine you're working on Merlin. Do you ever run the same prompt every day or on a recurring basis to get answers/check status of something, etc? If comfortable sharing, what would that be?
- Are there any recurring prompts or Crafts that you run on Projects or in Chat on a daily/frequent basis? If yes, what is their purpose?
If you want to maintain privacy, please respond here: https://forms.gle/pX1Mcx53ES1bnZv1A
Thanks!
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Łukasz Kozłowski
Not using but constantly checking the possibilities. It still can not replace my apple automations and scripts, but I am waiting for it. There is a lot of everyday task processed same time of the day. There are also task engaged in specific context. Daily task and calendar summary, mail summary, health prompting, routine breaking...
But as long as Merlin is mobile only app, not desktop - it will be hard to make it more personal on desktop. Some connectors trough zapier or make can work, but as for now (from my experience) i would not rely on it.
A lot of mobile tasks can be usefull tough
Christoph Kny
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Fronz
I use scheduling features for multiple purposes:
Mental health support: I’d love for the assistant to initiate conversations with me on various topics for emotional relief. It would be helpful if it could check in on how I’m doing or help me recognize and analyze manipulation from others.
Adaptive reminders for sports: I perform stomach vacuum exercises in the morning and evening, but due to my irregular schedule, it would be great if reminders could adjust based on my activity or location. For example, avoiding notifications while I’m driving or busy.
Language learning: I want to improve my English, but I often feel like I don’t have time. It would be great if the assistant could provide interactive, short lessons or exercises on the go, adapt to my schedule, and motivate me through challenges.
Monthly random reminders: I use a Telegram bot to remind me randomly to call family members. Adding this function to the assistant would make maintaining personal connections more seamless.
In addition, I think there are multiple ways to improve scheduling, going beyond ChatGPT’s current options. For example, conditional triggers based on weather, location, or time; smart templates tailored to personal routines; and analytics to help track task completion or productivity. All of these could make the experience more personalized and efficient.
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alan
I run a community on Discord centered around AI and life-learning in general.
It would be kind of cool if there was a way to have it send out a message every day with the latest advancements in AI, possible business opportunities and more insights
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Vijay Bharadwaj
alan thanks for sharing your insight!
i have saved your comments on my end for consideration, but just have removed them from this post, because it's a long scroll + i am particularly just looking for real user experience stories, not ideas from scratch :)
also, if you could spare 5 minutes and fill the survey form itself (https://forms.gle/pX1Mcx53ES1bnZv1A), that would be SUPER awesome. optional, of course though.
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Vijay Bharadwaj
Tagging a few of our frequent Canny contributors for attention :P
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Endre
Vijay Bharadwaj The application aspects of the topic was quite new to me. I may be a boomer for it (but I don't want to be such a boomer, so it's a room for me to keep up with the times). So my answers would be a useless "no, N/A, sorry, best!" but I have just learned much from it.
Some ideas I myself could build into my daily routine (then automating them using a scheduling function):
"What is today's weather forecast in my city?" (Of course, Merlin should know the city. Maybe from a customization form in the Preferences?)
"Summarize the top 5 news stories for me today!" (Or in a specific topic but it may require to use foreign keywords in the search process, avoiding language bubble but bridging language barriers.)
"Remind me of my to-do list for today and suggest priorities!"
"Fetch or create a template for a client weekly status report."
"What is the current exchange rate for a specific currency?"
"Provide me with an inspiring quote to start my day!"
"Suggest a workout plan for today based on my activity yesterday."
"What are the events or meetings on my calendar today?"
"Summarize a specific blog/article I need to read today!"
"Teach me a new phrase in [language] today and show how to use it!"
I hope it's useful for you. It was for me. 😊 I don't know now though if I should fill the form above.
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Vijay Bharadwaj
Endre thank you so much for your response! points noted.
i would suggest you fill out the form. in case you have already mentioned something here that you don't want to repeat, just reply "check canny" -- i'll take care of the rest! the form will take you 5 mins.
thanks again!