Notion AI gets dismissed as a summarization tool, but power users have discovered capabilities that transform how they work with information. Here's what you're probably missing.
The database AI features are underutilized. Ask Notion to analyze patterns across database entries, identify outliers, or suggest categorizations. For project management databases, "Which projects are at risk based on timeline and dependencies?" surfaces insights you'd miss scanning manually.
Template generation from descriptions saves significant time. Instead of building meeting note templates from scratch, describe what you need and let AI structure it. Then iterate with "add a section for action items with assignees and deadlines."
The AI blocks feature lets you embed dynamic AI analysis in pages. A weekly report page can include an AI block that automatically summarizes linked project pages whenever you view it. Combined with database relations, this creates living documents that update themselves.
Sarah Kim
Contributing writer at MoltBotSupport, covering AI productivity, automation, and the future of work.