Small Improvements uses AI to help teams give better feedback and follow through on performance conversations. Here’s an overview of where AI is used, how we approach it, and how to manage your settings.
Where AI is used
You’ll find AI features in several areas of the tool. In some areas it's baked into the the user interface seamlessly, in other areas it appears on a sidebar.
Review Summaries – Help managers capture key points and follow up after a review.
AI Writing Assistant – Supports clearer, more effective written feedback.
Feedback to Action – Suggests objectives based on 360 feedback shared.
Objectives Coach – Suggests improving objectives to make them more measurable and actionable
Review Cycle Insights – Analyzes reviews to identify patterns, such as themes, inappropriate language or training opportunities
Our approach to AI
We’re building AI features thoughtfully, always with a focus on user control, privacy, and value.
Each feature can be selectively deactivated by your organization, and you may also deactivate all current and future features altogether.
Each AI-feature is designed to support (not replace) your voice and to enhance your ability to assess challenges, without taking humans out of the loop. AI assistance is never perfect, so you'll not find automatic workflows such as "Suggest people to lay off" or "Automatically start PIPs for under performers". A human manager is always in charge.
Safeguarding data
We follow strict data security practices. Your content is encrypted and stays private.
We use Google's AI Gemini exclusively, so all your data stays within Google Datacenters where the application databases are hosted already. Google's enterprise version of Gemini does not use customer data for training.
You can find further information about our use of AI in the product and in our work processes in our AI Policy in our trust center.
Developing with intention
We prioritize fairness, privacy, and safety in every AI-powered feature.
How to manage AI settings
HR Admins can choose whether to enable or disable AI features.
To turn AI features on or off:
Go to Administration > Settings > Feature Selection.
Scroll to the AI Features section.
Use the toggle to enable or disable AI across the account.
Click Save.