Allow to disable automatic AI categorization
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Jean-Philippe Robin
Previously, when a site or app didn't match any tracking rule, it was categorized as "uncategorized". The dashboard would then notify me of these uncategorized items. I would then go check which ones and categorize them to my liking by creating new rules if necessary. This was helpful because the absence of a notification meant everything was correctly categorized, and I didn't need to check anything. Some days I wouldn't have to edit any session, as I only used apps and websites that were already in my tracking rules.
However, with the introduction of the AI automatically categorizing unknown items, it no longer display notifications for uncategorized items. Now, I have to manually review every session to make sure that all items are correctly categorized (because it never does). The AI will often categorize things as "Miscellaneous", which is unnecessary and not helpful. I would prefer it to use "Uncategorized" instead and display the notification. But when the AI decides to use an existing category, it is 100% of the time wrong. So I have to take extra time, each day, to check everything.
All of this is forcing me to spend extra time reviewing everything daily. In this case, the AI is counterproductive. So that's why I would like an option to allow us to disable this feature. Alternatively, a notification could be displayed, similar to previously, that lists the categories assigned by the AI. This way, we could easily accept or edit the results.
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Macgill Davis
Hey JP, you can disable AI categorization in Settings > Coach. The behavior will revert to the old Uncategorized behavior. LMK if you have any questions and thanks for the feedback!
Small clarification: AI will never categorize things as Miscellaneous. Every app or website that does not have a predefined rule will be categorized as Miscellaneous. With autocategorization enabled, after 2 minutes of usage in that app/website, Rize will auto-categorize that site. With auto-categorization disabled, after 10 minutes of usage, Rize will auto-categorize it as Uncategorized and you'll be prompted to categorize it yourself.
Let me know if you have any questions or if there's anything I can help with. Thanks so much for using Rize.
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Jean-Philippe Robin
Macgill Davis Thank you! I did not think about checking the Coach tab.