In this blog, I will write about my experience with the generative AI tool from Notion. Notion is a program that provides workspaces for individuals to organize their notes and other information (Notion, n.d.-a). I personally have been using notion for the past two years for things like note taking and keeping track of all things related to my studies. I even used it to keep track of my travel schedule. A few months ago, Notion added a new feature to their program called Notion AI. Notion AI is a generative artificial intelligence tool that allows users to apply AI technology to their Notion workflow (Notion, n.d.-b). My first experience with the AI feature was when planning my trip to Croatia this summer. I asked the AI in my workspace to create an itinerary for a trip to Croatia based on some cities and things I wanted to do. After a second the tool started writing a detailed itinerary for my trip. Though not perfect, it gave me a structure that I could improve and work with to plan out my vacation. Where Notion AI differs from AI tools like Chat-GPT and Bard, is that it lives in your workspace. When taking notes you can ask the tool to organize them and take out some of the key points, it then will organize your written notes and give you key points right where you work. This way you don’t have to go out of your way to go to the Chat-GPT website and copy/paste the answers. Within Notion AI there are a ton of features that help with productivity and organization. To use Notion AI all you have to do is press the space bar on a new line and you will be able to ask the AI anything. Where the tool shines is summarizing, finding to-do’s, explaining, improving writing, and helping you brainstorm ideas. And because it’s integrated within Notion, you can ask to create anything with the already existing features of Notion. Notion AI is currently based on GPT-3.5 so answer-wise it will be less complex than ChatGPT-4 but through the integration with your workspace it makes all the difference (Nuclino, n.d.). I personally can’t wait for Notion AI to upgrade to GPT-4 so the tool can help me with even more complex tasks. Maybe Notion can also integrate a feature where you can let the AI tool manage your studying plan and help you keep on track. Using the tool while working really feels like one step further into the future of learning and studying. Notion AI made taking notes easy and efficient for me and I will be using it for the coming year to help me with my studies. I would highly recommend Notion and Notion AI. Notion is free to use and gives you endless options to organize and keep track of your personal, study, or work life. Notion AI is $10 per month which is cheaper than ChatGPT Plus ($20)(OpenAI, n.d.). There is a free trial available for all Notion users. In the trial, you will get access to 40 prompts to get used to the tool. I believe it is worth it because it made me way more productive during my studies. If you have any questions about Notion or Notion AI please feel free to ask.
References:
Notion. (n.d.-a). Notion. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.notion.so/product
Notion. (n.d.-b). Notion AI. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.notion.so/product/ai
Nuclino. (n.d.). Notion AI vs ChatGPT: A Side-by-Side Comparison. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.nuclino.com/solutions/notion-ai-vs-chatgpt#:~:text=While ChatGPT is a dedicated,that share many core features.
OpenAI. (n.d.). GPT-4. OpenAI. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://openai.com/gpt-4
Hi Pelle,
Interesting post about the notion AI and how you have been enjoying it’s capabilities. I personally also Notion since a few months and it is really nice but I have been hesitant to let the AI tool write anything for me but after reading your post I might go and give it a try and ask it to write a DBA summary for me. An interesting addition to your post could be a picture of a text excerpt and a todo or summary that the AI makes of it.
Thanks for writing about this tool!