AI Applied: Covering AI News, Interviews and Tools - ChatGPT, Midjourney, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic ChatGPT Pulse: Good Daily News?
Oct 10, 2025
The hosts dive into the new ChatGPT Pulse, a tool that personalizes daily summaries based on user preferences. They discuss the user experience and how memory enhances personalization, making updates feel tailored. The format aims to avoid information overload and mimics traditional newsletters. However, they debate the challenges of integration with services like Gmail and Calendar. The potential impact on newsletter subscriptions and the tool's role as a conversational check-in are also explored, highlighting both its benefits and limitations.
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Paid Tester Found Pulse Surprisingly Tailored
- Conor paid for the $200/month ChatGPT tier and tested Pulse personally instead of trusting demos.
- He found Pulse surprisingly tailored to his interests using Memory and recent activity.
Memory + One Daily Digest Reduces Noise
- Pulse uses a user's stored memory and preferences to surface genuinely relevant content instead of generic boilerplate.
- It intentionally delivers a single daily summary to avoid information overload.
Actively Curate Your Pulse Preferences
- Curate Pulse actively by marking what's irrelevant so it improves personalization over time.
- Fine-tune interests to reduce irrelevant suggestions and get more useful morning summaries.