Set a Dot to Do Your Overnight Research
Give your always-on OpenAI Dot a standing research goal before bed — e.g. track competitor pricing and summarize it every morning — so it works overnight on its own cloud computer and you wake up to a memo.
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What you will make
An always-on research Dot that delivers a readable morning memo without supervision, with limits and approval rules you defined.
Illustrative result
A marketing lead creates a Dot with the standing goal 'watch the pricing pages of our three biggest competitors and note any change worth reacting to'. At 7am she opens a one-page memo: two price drops, one new plan tier, and links to each page. She verifies the numbers before acting.
What you need
- A ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium plan with Dot access (paid; first Dot included [verify])
- A recurring research question you would otherwise check manually every day
- A way to receive the memo: ChatGPT, Slack, or Microsoft Teams
45 estimated minIntermediateEstimated cost: Requires a ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium plan (paid); the first Dot is included [verify] (USD)
Follow the steps
- 1Define a standing research goal
- 2Set limits and approval rules
- 3Create the Dot inside ChatGPT
- 4Run a daytime pilot first
- 5Review the morning memo critically
- 6Refine the standing instructions