Notion wants to write for you

The Future. Notion, the company behind the popular note-taking software, is slowly testing a new AI tool that can generate almost any type of written document you need. It could have massive effects on the job market, on the honest origins of communication, and, please excuse the pun, the notion of original expression. If adopted, it could one day usher in an age where most writers — outside of storytellers like authors, screenwriters, and playwrights — never have to face the tyranny of the blank page.

Delegate to AI
Notion wants to do a lot more than use AI to finish your sentences.

• The Verge reports that Notion is debuting a private alpha of a new software called Notion AI — an AI tool to generate actual writing.
• That includes things like a blog post, an outline, a sales email, a job description, a list of products, and even a pros and cons list for any topic.
• It works by selecting what you want the program to generate and then inputting what it should be about. The AI then writes it right in front of you.

Notion is also working on crafting the software for companies or individuals (probably for a hefty fee) so that the AI is trained to write in their specific voice and have access to proprietary info.

AI brain
While there are other AI-driven writing tools out there (Grammarly, Jasper, Wordcraft), Notion wants to be the go-to platform to code the “vomit draft,” with CEO Ivan Zhao saying it solves the “cold start problem.” Each generation is meant to be a starting point that can be tweaked and edited, not a final product.

But if the art of filling the blank page is relegated to software, is Notion AI trading a human-driven craft that can bring out a company’s personality for a more efficient system that lowers costs? Is it a stepping stone to AI being used to generate thought?

Food for… an AI.