Natural Language Interaction Isn’t Magic—It’s Semantic Modeling Done Right

We’re at a point where the way we work with data is fundamentally shifting. Natural language is becoming the new interface, and tools like Microsoft Fabric are making it possible to ask questions and get answers straight from your data. One of the latest updates allow connecting Data Agents (formerly known as AI Skills) directly …

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Ask questions to your data, is Copilot the way to go or should we consider alternatives like AI Skills?

More often, people want to interact with their data in different ways than just a report. By popular demand, AI infused technologies are on top of the list. Customers are asking regularly if they can use Chat GPT on top of their own data, or similar experiences. Obviously, we will have copilot in list of …

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Improving Semantic Model Documentation with AI in Power BI

It has been roughly two years since the last update on the Power BI Model Documenter, an external tool that I developed to auto-document Power BI Semantic Models. Back then, we still called it datasets though. Looking at the stats of my website, the model documenter and related posts/pages are still most read on my …

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Copilot or autopilot? Unpopular opinions on copilot

Lately it's copilot before and after in all Microsoft communications and announcements. Also, during the Fabric Community Conference in Las Vegas where I was last week, it was hard to keep count of the number of times copilot was mentioned. Next to Microsoft communications, everyday conversations with customers and colleagues include copilots everywhere too. Which …

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