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AI for giving feedback and performance reviews
Feedback is a judgment call, and that judgment has to be yours. AI is useful for the writing: turning your rough notes into clear, specific language and catching vague or biased phrasing. It is not useful for deciding a rating. Our view: write what you actually saw first, then use AI to make it clearer and fairer, never to make it up.
Top pick: Textio
Textio is built for performance feedback specifically, with writing guidance aimed at inclusive language, so it improves your words without pretending to know your report.
AI writing guidance for inclusive job posts and performance feedback.
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How to use AI for this job
- Collect concrete examples through the review period: what happened, when, and the impact.
- Draft the review yourself from those examples before opening any AI tool.
- Ask an assistant to flag vague phrases, personality labels, or claims without an example. Remove personal or confidential details first.
- Use a writing tool to tighten tone and clarity, then reread it as if you were the person receiving it.
- Deliver the hard parts in conversation, not only in the document.
FAQ
Can AI write my performance reviews?
It can help you phrase them, but the assessment has to come from your own observations. A review written without real examples reads as generic and is unfair to the person.
Is it OK to paste employee details into an AI assistant?
Check your organization's policy first. When in doubt, remove names and sensitive details, and never paste health, pay, or disciplinary information into tools your organization hasn't approved.
How does AI help with bias?
Some tools flag language patterns, but they cannot see the whole picture. Use them as a prompt to check your wording, then compare how you describe people doing similar work.
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