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Overview

Pliable's AI Analyst allows data exploration by enabling natural language conversations with your data. This feature allows stakeholders to be fully self-service on top of governed entities and metrics, eliminating the need for analysts to serve ad-hoc requests.

Key Features

Natural Language Queries: Ask questions in plain English
Context-Aware Conversations: Build on previous questions in a dialogue format
Governed Semantic Layer: Ensures consistent metrics and definitions
Visualization Generation: Automatically creates charts and tables
Persistent Analysis: Retains all generated artifacts from conversations

How It Works

Ask your question: Type a natural language question in the "Ask AI" field
AI understands: The AI interprets your request using Pliable's semantic layer
Analysis generated: The system creates the appropriate visualization
Refine or expand: Continue the conversation to modify or enhance the analysis

Example Conversation

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User: "Show me last year's total revenue"
AI: Generates single-value display of total sales for last year

User: "Can you show that broken down by product category and sales channel? Make it a bar chart"
AI: Creates a bar chart with dimensions: Product Category and Sales Channel

Why Pliable's Approach is Superior

Approach	Limitations	Pliable's Solution
SQL-generating AI	Hallucinations create unverifiable SQL; requires technical expertise to debug	Uses governed semantic layer; generates understandable DSL instead of raw SQL
Complex Semantic Layers	Require extensive data engineering effort	Simple setup with minimal configuration needed
Static Dashboards	Limited exploration capability	Enables dynamic conversation with data