BI-as-Code and the New Era of GenBI

Generative Business Intelligence (GenBI) represents a transformative approach to data analytics, enabling users to interact with data through conversational interfaces without requiring technical expertise in SQL or other programming languages. Central to GenBI is the use of generative AI models that leverage a declarative BI stack, where business metrics, dashboards, and data models are defined as code, providing AI with structured context to understand and work with. This approach enhances accessibility to data analysis and report generation for business users by allowing them to create dashboards and query data in natural language. GenBI utilizes a metrics layer, which serves as a semantic foundation, allowing AI models to comprehend business logic and generate insights efficiently. The evolution from traditional BI to GenBI emphasizes the integration of generative AI technologies, which enable automation, iterative improvements, and the creation of a single source of truth for business data. Tools like Rill Developer exemplify the practical implementation of GenBI, offering code-first solutions that integrate with existing data sources and facilitate rapid visualization and dashboard generation, thus democratizing data analytics and improving productivity within organizations.