#136 - Designing Generative AI at Notion with Linus Lee

<p>AI is a big part of Notion&#39;s strategy for the future of knowledge work, and they&#39;re exploring ways to use AI to make people&#39;s lives easier.</p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesephist/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Linus Lee</a>, a Research Engineer at Notion, spends his time researching and learning about AI—how users interact with it, the challenges of building trustworthy AI systems, and its - potential to help people work more effectively.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode of Awkward Silences, he sits down with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinhollingsworth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Erin</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolguest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Carol</a> to discuss Notion’s approach to designing interfaces for Generative AI tools. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Tune into this episode to learn more about the challenges of instructing AI, the importance of user feedback to the AI design process, security considerations, use cases, and more. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Highlights: </strong></p> <p><strong>[</strong>00:05:03<strong>] </strong>Tools Linus is excited to see come to market</p> <p><strong>[</strong>00:06:50<strong>] </strong>Generative AI and its function at Notion</p> <p><strong>[</strong>00:10:22<strong>] </strong>Recognizing AI is useful versus finding the use cases for it</p> <p><strong>[</strong>00:13:58<strong>] </strong>Lessons from the Notion design process</p> <p><strong>[</strong>00:22:09<strong>] </strong>Breadth versus depth in workflows</p> <p><strong>[</strong>00:26:10<strong>] </strong>Learning about models in the wild</p> <p><strong>[</strong>00:28:52<strong>] </strong>Security considerations with AI products</p> <p><strong>[</strong>00:32:13<strong>] </strong>Understanding the difference between AI generated and human written text</p> <p><strong>[</strong>00:36:34<strong>] </strong>Should we be scared of AI?</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Sources mentioned in the episode:</strong></p