Pulse and the New Beat of Awareness

 OpenAI introduced Pule, a proactive intelligence feature.

 It works in the background, gathering signals from your conversations, preferences, and (if enabled) your connected apps (Google Drive, Calendar, etc.). 

Each morning, Pulse delivers a set of visual cards, a briefing that promises to show you what matters, now. The aim is to shift ChatGPT from being reactive to quietly observant. We no longer have to ask, it offers. 

The promise here is immediacy and flow. 

Instead of hunting for what is new, you wake to a curated rhythm of ideas aligned with your world. 

Kevin Rose described it on X as a "game changer".

ChatGPT Pulse (launched on mobile yesterday) is one of the most impactful features OpenAI has released. It's an agent that continuously researches on your behalf, building on topics from your recent conversations. I'm really having a hard time wrapping my head around this…

— Kevin Rose (@kevinrose) September 26, 2025

 But there are shadows. Privacy questions linger - what does it mean for an AI to "think about your data, your life"? One critical voice on X summed it up simply: "hard pass, I'm out". 

For some, this feels more like surveillance. 

There is also a risk of narrowing vision. A system that reflects only what it thinks we'll want may create a loop of familiarity, not discovery.  

As a ChatGPT Plus user, I don't have access to Pulse yet. I look forward to sharing my experience with you. 

How do we stay informed yet not overwhelmed? 

How do we guard reflection while embracing immediacy?

I invite your voice in this dialogue. The pulse of progress is stronger when it beats in rhythm with many hearts.