Gerade hat sich ChatGPT wieder aktualisiert. Altman: Das ist meine Lieblingsfunktion.
Hardly had a deal worth $100 billion been announced when Sam Altman planned another coup: ChatGPT is no longer just a tool that only answers questions, but will actively offer content.
OpenAI has just officially launched the ChatGPT Pulse preview version for Pro users (once again an exclusivity for paying users). Later, this feature will also be made available to Plus users, and eventually everyone will have access.
It will conduct research for you while you sleep and be presented in Pulse in the form of topic cards the next morning to send you personalized content.
Put simply: Personal assistant in AI version + personalized newsfeed, and OpenAI also claims that there won't be endless scrolling.
Altman himself wrote on social media: "This is my favorite feature!"
(Well, another favorite feature.)
One must consider that traditional ChatGPT is a kind of "question - answer machine" – you ask a question, and it gives an answer. You have to guide the whole process.
But Pulse fundamentally changes this model.
Specifically, it automatically conducts research every evening based on your chat histories, feedback, and connected applications (Gmail, Google Calendar, etc.). The next morning, you'll get a personalized update tailored specifically for you.
Suppose you talked to ChatGPT about "traveling to Bora Bora" yesterday. Then it could send you information about the local weather, travel recommendations, or flight ticket discounts.
You mention: "My child is six months old." Then it will automatically send you information about baby development milestones, parenting tips, etc.
Even if you've connected your calendar, it can help you create meeting agendas, remind you to buy birthday gifts, or recommend restaurants at your travel destination.
What's special about Pulse is that its design philosophy is different from today's "endless" apps.
Samir Ahmed, the technical lead of ChatGPT, clearly said: "This user experience has an end. It's designed to serve you, not to lure you into endless scrolling."
The daily - sent content is carefully selected. Once you've read it, it's over, and you won't get caught in an endless information whirlpool.
Moreover, each update is only valid on the same day, unless you actively save it as a conversation or ask a follow - up question.
This is a real advantage over today's "algorithm - based content offering" – Useful information comes to you instead of you having to search in a sea of information.
OpenAI has tested with students in the ChatGPT Lab and found an interesting phenomenon:
Many students initially thought Pulse was just average. But once they tell ChatGPT what kind of content they want to see, they feel its strength.
Let's look at some real examples from the official presentation:
The good student Isaac talked to ChatGPT about travel planning and got precise suggestions for booking train tickets the next day, including information about the journey he didn't know before.
The diving enthusiast Hexi shared her difficulties in the diving course. ChatGPT not only gave customized suggestions but also compared diving experiences with risk management – it really grasped her interests.
This ability to recognize connections is really like a personal assistant.
But this personalized experience comes at a price. For Pulse to really "understand" you, you have to give OpenAI a lot of personal data. Specifically:
- If you've enabled the "Cite history" option in ChatGPT, it will review your past conversations to determine the direction of the research.
- If you've connected your calendar and emails, the system will ask you to confirm whether ChatGPT can access these applications to help you plan your daily schedule. Kaplan said that users have to first activate the access by clicking "Accept".
Although OpenAI emphasizes that "the processing of Pulse's training data is the same as in normal conversations", the question of whether the exchange of privacy for convenience is worth it and whether there will be an "information bubble" remains open. OpenAI has only mentioned that it has set up "multiple security filters", but the exact details are not disclosed.
Many users are skeptical about these "black - box" privacy - protection promises before everyone has their own "Jarvis".
Technically speaking, Pulse is OpenAI's first step towards AI agents. Fidji Simo, the CEO of OpenAI's application department, wrote in a blog post:
"The next frontier is the development of agents – AI assistants that act for you and work with you like team members."
Here is the link to the blog: https://fidjisimo.substack.com/p/a-new-paradigm-of-proactive-steerable
This means that in the future, ChatGPT will not only conduct research and collect information but also create plans for you, pursue goals, and warn you at the right times.
With this change in human - machine interaction, traditional search engines and news apps will probably come under pressure. Who can afford an intelligent and active personal assistant?
Here is the link to the official OpenAI blog:
https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-pulse/
This article is from the WeChat account “APPSO”, written by someone who discovers future products. 36Kr published it with permission.