AI summaries of a collection
Ida, the AI assistant in Hives, can read the ideas in a collection and write a summary of the main themes and insights. It’s a quick way to brief stakeholders without reading every idea yourself. Summaries are in Manage > Summaries.
Who can do this: collection managers and Admins. Members can’t read summaries.
Before you start
- AI features must be turned on for your hive. If they are off, the button is greyed out. AI is switched on or off by Hives: contact us at help@hives.co. See Logo, colours, hive name and AI features.
- The collection needs at least one idea.
Generate a summary
- Open the collection and select the Manage tab.
- Click Summaries in the sidebar.
- Click Generate AI Summary.
- Wait while Ida writes the summary. Keep the page open until it appears.
The new summary is added to the list. Each summary is saved, so you can generate a new one later and compare how the themes change over time.
What Ida includes and leaves out
Ida only uses what every person who can see the collection is allowed to read. This is the same whoever clicks the button, so a summary never reveals private information to the people you share it with.
| Included | Left out |
|---|---|
| Ideas everyone can see | Hidden ideas, and ideas in a hidden step or hidden Inbox |
| Answers to questions visible to Everyone | Answers visible only to managers or contributors |
| Option questions, as totals | Who chose which option |
| Comments visible to everyone | Comments for managers or contributors only |
| Names and email addresses |
Very long ideas are shortened, and very large collections may not be read in full.
If every idea in the collection is hidden, Ida has nothing to summarise.
Read or delete a summary
The list shows each summary with its opening words, who generated it and when.
- Click a summary to read it in full.
- To delete one, click Delete in the list or in the open summary, then confirm.
Summaries can’t be edited. To get a different summary, generate a new one.
Common questions
Can members see the summaries? No. Only collection managers and Admins can open the Summaries page. Copy the text into an email or document if you want to share it.
Where is my data sent? See What Ida can see and how your data is handled.
Can I ask Ida follow-up questions about a collection? Yes, if you are an Admin or Manager. Use Ask Ida in the top bar and choose the collection as context. See How to use Ida.