User expresses frustration over the removal of custom AI writing prompts and useful features in Notion AI, which were essential for their writing projects. They request the restoration of the previous AI iteration that understood their writing style.
I've been a Notion user since 2021. I was initially skeptical about the introduction of AI, but little did I know that little tool would help a lot during my remaining university years and later on, during a passion project with my favorite anime/manga property. It was so helpful with editing, proofreading, and for suggesting new ideas for the story. It was to the point that I happily bought the monthly subscription that included the service. After several years with zero issues and welcomed enhancements, it all came crashing down last month. Why? With no warning, Notion pushed out its AI "enhancements." Custom AI writing prompts were removed (with no seeming opportunities for restoring them) as well as useful features: 'Continue writing,' 'Improve writing,' 'Write anything,' and others. The new AI chat option is useless and completely inconvenient, especially during writing projects. What was once something you could get generate in one-two clicks is now unreasonably slow and occasionally unresponsive: sometimes, it even crashes the entire desktop app (this is especially bad on mobile). For over several weeks, I've been unable to work on my story. As stated above, this was primary tool for proofreading and editing my passion project story. The old Notion AI version understood my writing style, and tailored it based on that, which was SUPER efficient. The new version ruined all of it... I've been searching for alternatives to no avail and am seriously considering canceling my subscription if it doesn't get resolved soon. I'm crossing my fingers for any solution because I'm not letting my story go unfinished or unpublished. I'm autistic and writing is one of my favorite pastimes. Please, Notion... Consider bringing back the old AI iteration. 🙏