ChatGPT Pulse: The AI That Works While You Sleep

OpenAI just launched one of its most ambitious updates yet: ChatGPT Pulse. Sam Altman himself called it his favorite feature so far. Unlike traditional AI chatbots, Pulse doesn’t wait for your prompt — it proactively works in the background, preparing personalized insights while you sleep.

🔹 What Is ChatGPT Pulse?

Pulse flips the AI interaction model:

• Instead of you asking, it anticipates your needs.

• By analyzing your chat history, calendar, and emails, it prepares a curated feed of 5–10 visual cards every morning.

• These cards can include:

  • Meeting agendas

  • Travel itineraries

  • Birthday reminders with gift suggestions

  • Restaurant recommendations for upcoming trips

  • News briefs tailored to your interests

In other words: Pulse becomes your always-on AI chief of staff.

🔹 Real-World Testing

In OpenAI’s beta trials, college students were blown away:

• A student planning a Taiwan trip woke up to a full itinerary with train schedules and commute times.

• Another struggling with scuba diving lessons got a custom analogy connecting diving techniques to marketing strategies — making concepts click in unexpected ways.

The feedback was consistent: Pulse exposed users to insights they wouldn’t have thought to look for themselves.

🔹 Why It Matters

• Shift in AI Paradigm: From reactive assistants → proactive collaborators.

• Time Saver: No more forgetting follow-ups or searching for basics.

• Creativity Engine: Surprising analogies and ideas that spark new perspectives.

Pulse isn’t just an assistant. It’s AI evolving into a thinking partner.

🔹 The Catch: $200 Pro-Only

At launch, Pulse is available only for Pro subscribers ($200/month).

• Sam Altman explained this is due to the compute-heavy workload.

• OpenAI promises wider rollout once its Stargate infrastructure expansion is complete.