Overview
AI-Powered Manager Reviews help managers draft thoughtful, consistent, and actionable performance reviews, while reducing bias. Confirm’s AI Assistant synthesizes performance data already visible in the Manager Review page and generates a first draft of ratings and comments that managers can edit and personalize.
This feature is designed to:
Save time by producing first-draft feedback in seconds.
Ensure consistency with structured, evidence-based examples.
Support better conversations by anchoring on all available Confirm data.
Reduce bias by focusing on objective, rendered performance data.
How It Works
When enabled, managers see the option to “Generate Draft with AI” at the start of their manager evaluation.
The AI Assistant considers all data rendered on the review page, including:
Objectives/OKRs
Activities
ONA data
Continuous feedback
Skills, peer and upward feedback
Manager’s comments
Demographic data (e.g., role, department)
The AI generates a draft response for every question in the Manager Review (including ratings and rating comments)
⚠️ Exception: special questions like promotion recommendation, are not drafted.
The draft is intended for the manager to assess and make any necessary adjustments. The manager remains the final decision maker of the review.
Configure in Cycle Admin
When setting up a Manager Evaluation in Cycle Admin, there are two ways to control what managers see and how the AI works.
Per Question AI draft toggle
For every manager evaluation question, there’s a toggle to allow the AI draft for that specific question (visible when creating or editing the question):
ON → ⚡AI suggestions will be available for this question.
OFF → Manager must answer manually.
Ratings & Rating Comments
In Cycle Admin, you also configure if managers can provide ratings:
Allow managers to provide ratings → ON
Shows a numeric rating question.
Adds the “Why did you provide this rating?” follow-up text field.
Both can receive ⚡AI suggestions (if AI Draft is toggled ON).
Allow managers to provide ratings → OFF
Only qualitative questions are shown (no numeric score).
⚡AI suggestions can still be used in those questions (via the per-question toggle)
Key Benefits
Faster, higher-quality reviews
Consistency across teams and managers
More specific, evidence-based feedback
Reduced cognitive load and bias
Stronger performance conversations