Summary
This weekly episode of The AI Advantage, hosted by Eigor, walks through the most practically useful generative AI updates of the week, with a focus on changes non-technical users can act on immediately. The centerpiece is a hands-on walkthrough of ChatGPT’s newly revamped scheduled tasks feature — a long-awaited improvement over a previous version the host describes as nearly unusable. The demo covers how to set up recurring tasks (daily, hourly, or custom cadences), how to use the daily briefing preset as a starting point, and how to iteratively refine prompts so that automated outputs better match personal interests over time.
Beyond scheduled tasks, the episode covers several other ChatGPT quality-of-life updates: the Gmail connector can now send emails (not just read them), interactive visuals have been added (drawing a direct comparison to a similar feature Anthropic released for Claude), and the thinking-level UI has been simplified from a complex multi-tier selector into a more intuitive ladder. Minor mobile improvements — like the ability to edit prompts after attaching images and a long-press shortcut to select intelligence level before sending — are also demonstrated.
The episode rounds out with a look at how ChatGPT’s Canvas feature is being phased out of newer models like GPT-5.5 in favor of inline document editing, and briefly touches on a Chinese open-source model reportedly competitive with GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8. A useful reference point for anyone tracking the rapid pace of ChatGPT’s consumer-facing feature rollout.
📺 Source: The AI Advantage · Published June 19, 2026
🏷️ Format: Roundup
