内容来源：https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-and-chatgpt-scheduled-actions/

内容总结：

【AI助手定时功能升级 谷歌Gemini加入任务调度赛道】
在全球生成式AI助手竞争白热化背景下，主要厂商正密集推出新功能以抢占用户市场。近日，谷歌Gemini宣布上线“定时任务”功能，用户可通过自然语言指令设置AI自动执行重复性任务，例如每日早晨7点推送天气资讯、每周一生成特定主题图片等。该功能使Gemini在任务自动化方面追平了ChatGPT数月前推出的类似服务。

目前两家产品的定时功能均需付费订阅（起售价均为每月20美元），且同时最多支持10项任务设置。用户只需在对话中描述任务内容与执行时间（如“每周五下午3点生成猫玩毛线球图片”），系统会自动识别指令并生成执行摘要。任务类型支持单次执行或按日/周/月循环，暂不支持更复杂的时间规则。

值得注意的是，任务执行无需用户实时开启应用，系统会通过设备推送通知或邮件进行提醒。在Gemini中可通过网页端“设置”菜单或移动端个人资料页管理任务，ChatGPT则需在网页端“通知设置”中统一管理。两家产品均允许用户随时暂停、修改或删除已设定的任务。

业界观察指出，此类功能的普及标志着AI助手正从“应答工具”向“主动管家”转型，未来或将成为衡量智能助手实用性的重要标准。

中文翻译：

各大生成式AI聊天机器人的开发者正以惊人速度持续推出新功能，旨在让自家产品成为您寻求人工智能助力的首选工具。谷歌Gemini的最新更新允许用户设置定时任务——顾名思义，这类功能可让Gemini按预定计划自动执行操作。无论是每日清晨7点获取天气新闻简报，还是每晚7点收取晚餐建议，凡是Gemini能实现的功能皆可纳入定时计划。

此举使Gemini在定时任务方面与ChatGPT应用保持同步，后者已于数月前推出类似功能。两者的核心理念基本一致：让聊天机器人能在特定时间执行指令并支持循环执行。以下是两个平台的具体操作方式：

Gemini定时任务使用指南
目前该功能需订阅谷歌AI高级版服务（起售价20美元/月）。该聊天机器人最多可同时管理10项定时任务，因此需精打细算地安排使用。用户可通过网页端及Android/iOS移动端设置定时任务。

创建定时任务时，只需在指令中描述任务内容并注明执行时间。例如："每周一中午12点生成猫咪玩毛线球的图片"，或"每晚7点给我出一道常识问答"。任务可设置为单次执行（如下周五下午3点），也可按日/周/月循环执行，但暂不支持复杂周期设置（如每月第二个周二）或随机触发。

当Gemini识别到定时任务指令时，会生成执行摘要：任务内容、执行时间及频次。确认信息无误后，系统将在设定时间自动执行——无论是否开启应用界面，用户均会通过设备通知（需开启权限）和邮件接收任务执行提醒。

网页端用户可通过左侧导航栏点击"设置与帮助"→"定时任务"进行管理；移动端则需点击右上角账户头像→"定时任务"。各平台均支持暂停/删除任务，网页端还提供"编辑"按钮用于调整任务内容与执行时间。

ChatGPT定时任务使用指南
操作逻辑与Gemini类似，不过该平台将预定任务称为"定时任务"。用户需订阅ChatGPT Plus（个人版起售价20美元/月）才可通过网页端或移动端使用此功能。

同样支持最多10项并发定时任务，创建方式也采用自然语言指令。例如："每天下午5点生成一张高概念科幻电影海报"，或"每周六早上8点给我一个晨跑的理由"。任务可设置为循环执行或单次执行。

当ChatGPT识别到定时任务指令时，会生成确认信息。网页端对话界面会显示任务摘要框，点击框内三点图标即可进行修改、暂停或删除操作。任务将按计划自动执行，与用户是否在线无关。

管理定时任务需通过网页端：点击任务框的三点图标选择"管理任务"，或点击右上角账户头像→设置→通知→管理任务。在通知设置面板中，用户可自定义任务提醒方式：邮件提醒、设备推送通知或双渠道同时提醒。

英文来源：

The developers of the big generative AI chatbots are continuing to push out new features at a rapid rate, as they bid to make sure their bot is the one you turn to whenever you need some assistance from artificial intelligence.
One of the latest updates to Google Gemini gives you the ability to set up scheduled actions. These are exactly what they sound like: Tasks that you can get Google Gemini to run automatically, on a schedule. Maybe you want a weather and news report every morning at 7 am, or perhaps you want an evening meal suggestion every evening at 7 pm. Anything you can already get Gemini to do, you can schedule.
It brings Gemini up to speed in this regard with the ChatGPT app, which introduced scheduled tasks several months ago. The idea here is more or less the same: The bot can carry out your commands at a specific point in the future, and keep repeating them if you need to. Here's how the feature works on both platforms.
Using Scheduled Actions in Gemini
At the time of writing, this requires a subscription to Google's AI service, which starts at $20 a month for Google AI Pro. The chatbot can keep track of up to 10 scheduled actions at once, so you need to be quite selective about how you use it. You can use scheduled actions in Gemini on the web, and in the mobile apps for Android and iOS.
All you need to do to create a scheduled action in Gemini is to describe it, and include the scheduling details in the prompt. For example, you might tell Gemini to "generate an image of a cat playing with a ball of yarn, every Monday at 12 pm," or "give me a general knowledge trivia question every evening at 7 pm."
Scheduled actions can be set to happen once—like next Friday at 3pm, so something happens on a specific day at a specific time. Alternatively, your actions can run on a recurring daily, weekly, or monthly basis. They can't be set on a more complicated cadence (such as every second Tuesday in the month), or surprise you at random.
Gemini should recognize that you've asked it to schedule something, and will present a recap: What you've asked it to do, when, and how frequently. Assuming it's got all of this information correct, you don't need to do anything else. The action runs regardless of whether you have Gemini open at the time, and you'll be alerted to an action running by a notification on your devices (if you've got them turned on) and an email.
You can view and manage your scheduled actions on the web by clicking Settings and help in the left-hand navigation bar, then choosing Scheduled actions. In the mobile app, tap your account picture (top right), then Scheduled actions. Whatever platform you're on, you can pause and delete scheduled actions—on the web, there's also an Edit button to make changes to the action or its timing.
Using Scheduled Tasks in ChatGPT
The process is similar in ChatGPT, though these scheduled jobs are called tasks rather than actions. You can create tasks on the web, and in the apps for Android and iOS, but you do need to be paying for one of ChatGPT's various subscription plans. For individual users, plans start at $20 a month with ChatGPT Plus.
You're able to have up to 10 scheduled actions at any one time, and as with Gemini, you can create them simply by describing them: Tell ChatGPT you want it to "generate a poster for a high-concept sci-fi movie every day at 5 pm" for example, or "give me a good reason to go out jogging every Saturday at 8 am." You can tell ChatGPT to set up recurring tasks, or set them as one-offs for some point in the future.
ChatGPT should identify your intention to create a scheduled task, and confirm the details for you. On the web, you get a little summary box too, inside the chat, and you can click the three dots on this box to make any required changes, and to temporarily pause or permanently delete the task. Tasks will run as scheduled, whether or not you're using ChatGPT at the time.
To view and modify tasks, you need the web interface. Click the three dots on any task box and pick Manage tasks, or click your account avatar (top right), then Settings > Notifications > Manage tasks. The same Notifications panel also lets you choose how you want to be notified when tasks are carried out: Via email alerts, via push notifications on your devices, or via both methods together.