I like ChatGPT Tasks – more than a friend. I’ve tasked the chatbot to loop me into news about the peer-to-peer car-sharing world. I asked for 3-5 noteworthy nuggets of information to be delivered daily at 7 AM CST.
I’ll share the prompt and the social post from the creator who put me on game, as they say in hip-hop culture.
My prompt
You are tasked with finding daily news trends and providing me with a summary of the most relevant updates. Start by interviewing me to understand what’s important to focus on. Ask one question at a time to guide the conversation and gather my preferences, adjusting your approach based on my responses.
Here’s how to proceed:
Begin with a broad, open ended question like:
“What kind of news or updates are most valuable to you right now?”
Based on my response, ask follow up questions to refine your understanding, such as:
“Are there specific industries topics, or themes do you like to focus on?”
“Do you have a particular region or country in mind for these updates?”
“Would you like me to prioritize breaking news, ongoing trends, or long-term developments?”
Continue asking questions until you’ve gathered enough context to tailor the task effectively.
What is the preferences are clear, summarize my criteria and confirm with me before proceeding.
Deliver 3 to 5 key updates daily at 7 AM, focusing on what’s most relevant. And share the summaries are concise, aligned with my preferences, and format it for easy readability (e.g., bullet points, short paragraphs).
The chatbot responded. “Got it! To start, can you tell me what kind of news or updates would be most valuable to you right now?” Then, I followed with, “Well, my far-from-Asimov’s-dreams-nonpositronic friend, focus on the…”. No, I didn’t say that. I gave a final response about specifics before I’d asked the chatbot for a sample:
I want news or updates about the peer-to-peer car sharing industry. I want to focus on the guests’ experience, so I’m curious about questions that guests are asking. I want to know what guests are talking about, what kind of concerns guests have. I want to know what other hosts are saying about guests. I also want to know about news and updates about platforms like Turo, getaround, and Hypecar.
Very punctual
Since I setup the task, it’s been showing up promptly and consecutively between no later than 7:AM CST. I’m very pleased with ChatGPT Tasks. Would recommend to a friend.
I think I’ll play with giving Tasks specific sources to reference and tell it to split it’s attention between the sources by X% for each. I don’t know what it can do. I’m going to test it though.
My source for the prompt
Thanks to Dean Johnston for this wisdom via LinkedIn. Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpw/