Notion forces unwanted AI features on users who want simple note-taking
Notion has aggressively integrated AI features into its interface in ways that users who want a distraction-free, low-resource note-taking experience find intrusive and unusable. The forced AI push has driven users to uninstall and migrate to alternatives. This represents a product direction conflict between Notion's growth strategy and its core user base.
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