OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Pulse, a preview feature available to Pro users on mobile, marking a shift from reactive Q&A toward proactive assistance. Instead of waiting for people to initiate a conversation, ChatGPT now delivers personalized daily updates based on chats, memory, and connected apps like Google Calendar.

Since its launch, ChatGPT has worked by answering questions — helping users learn, create, or solve problems. While powerful, that approach depends on knowing what to ask and places the burden on the user to take the next step. Pulse is designed to remove that limitation.

Each morning, updates appear as visual cards that can be curated with feedback — quick to scan, expandable for more detail, or saveable for later. This format aims to cut down on endless scrolling while ensuring updates remain focused and relevant.

“Today we are launching my favorite feature of ChatGPT so far, called Pulse,” said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. “It performs super well if you tell ChatGPT more about what's important to you. In regular chat, you could mention ‘I’d like to go visit Bora Bora someday’ or ‘My kid is 6 months old and I’m interested in developmental milestones,’ and in the future you might get useful updates.”

Unlike the traditional Q&A format, Pulse works overnight, gathering data from your chat history, memory, and feedback. The next morning, users receive updates tailored to what matters most to them.

These could include:

With Google Calendar integration, Pulse could suggest a meeting agenda, remind you about an upcoming birthday, or recommend restaurants for a planned trip. When linked with Gmail, it might flag important travel confirmations or deadlines. These integrations are disabled by default and can be toggled on or off in settings at any time, giving users full control.

All updates pass through safety filters before they appear, ensuring harmful or policy-violating content doesn’t reach users. Updates are available for that day only, unless saved as a chat or expanded with a follow-up question, which adds them to the conversation history. Users can also dive deeper into any update, request next steps, or save it for later, keeping progress organized and timely.

Pulse isn’t a one-way feed. Users can actively shape what appears by tapping “curate” and making specific requests.

Examples might include:

Feedback is simple: users can quickly tap thumbs up or thumbs down on an update, helping Pulse learn what’s useful without extra effort. Over time, Pulse uses this feedback to refine its suggestions, making them more useful and personalized. Users can also view and delete feedback history at any time, giving them transparency and control.

Early testers in the ChatGPT Lab noted that Pulse became most useful once they actively told ChatGPT what they wanted to see. That insight highlighted the importance of user curation and feedback in shaping relevance, leading OpenAI to add more ways for users to share reactions and guide what appears.

As with any preview release, ChatGPT Pulse has limitations. Users may occasionally see suggestions that miss the mark, such as project reminders for tasks already completed. OpenAI encourages users to guide the system directly, reinforcing what’s useful so it improves over time. The assistant remembers feedback and gradually adapts, making future updates more relevant and personalized.

But the company is clear about its ambition: Pulse is only the first step toward a more proactive ChatGPT. Over time, OpenAI envisions the assistant evolving into something closer to a personal aide — capable of planning, researching, surfacing information at the right moment, and taking actions for you, even when you haven’t asked.

Future possibilities include:

Q: What is ChatGPT Pulse?
A: ChatGPT Pulse is a new feature for Pro users that provides personalized daily updates based on chat history, feedback, and connected apps.

Q: Who can access ChatGPT Pulse now?
A: It is currently available in preview for Pro users on mobile, with plans to expand to Plus users before a wider release.

Q: How does Pulse personalize updates?
A: Pulse performs background research overnight, gathering data from chat history, memory, direct feedback, and optional integrations like Gmail and Google Calendar.

Q: Can users control what appears in Pulse?
A: Yes. Users can curate updates, make specific requests, rate suggestions with thumbs up/down, and delete their feedback history.

Q: What comes next for Pulse?
A: OpenAI plans to expand integrations, improve relevance, and move ChatGPT toward acting as a proactive assistant rather than a purely reactive tool.

The release of ChatGPT Pulse signals a major shift in how AI systems engage with users. By moving from passive Q&A to proactive daily updates, OpenAI is positioning ChatGPT as a tool that can anticipate needs, streamline tasks, and provide relevant insights without constant prompting.

This evolution could redefine productivity by reducing the friction of remembering, planning, and researching. If expanded successfully, Pulse may accelerate how individuals and businesses rely on AI assistants to handle not just questions, but daily context and decision-making.

Instead of endless scrolling, the focus is on an experience built around timely, curated insights — a design that may set the standard for how proactive AI integrates into everyday life.

Editor’s Note: This article was created by Alicia Shapiro, CMO of AiNews.com, with writing, image, and idea-generation support from ChatGPT, an AI assistant. However, the final perspective and editorial choices are solely Alicia Shapiro’s. Special thanks to ChatGPT for assistance with research and editorial support in crafting this article.