PHILADELPHIA, PA — Qlik® has announced the release of Qlik Answers™, a new self-service AI tool designed to help businesses effectively utilize AI by minimizing risks and managing complexity. This tool transforms unstructured data into actionable insights using generative AI, while offering full transparency, a key challenge in AI adoption.
Qlik Answers merges generative AI with Qlik’s data analytics strengths to provide accurate and contextually relevant results from unstructured data sources. This integration allows customers to incorporate AI seamlessly into their Qlik business intelligence workflows, optimizing resource use and preventing technical debt.
“Qlik Answers is designed to help businesses use their unstructured data to make better decisions,” said Brendan Grady, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Qlik’s Analytics Business Unit. “This solution integrates our strengths in analytics and data with generative AI, providing users with precise answers to their questions. With Qlik Answers, we are offering a tool that supports the direct translation of unstructured data into tangible business outcomes.”
Key Benefits of Qlik Answers:
- AI-Powered Responses: Provides relevant answers from curated knowledge bases, improving the use of unstructured data.
- Rapid Deployment: Offers a ready-to-use solution, reducing time and complexity.
- Transparency: Ensures full explainability with answers linked to original sources.
- Broad Connectivity: Integrates with existing systems using Qlik’s enterprise connectors to access various unstructured data sources.
- Enhanced Efficiency: Supports real-time business decisions, allowing quick access to relevant information.
“We’re excited to see Qlik focus on unlocking business outcomes from unstructured data with Qlik Answers,” said Stefan Heinz, Senior BI & Analytics Manager at Bystronic Group. “The full explainability and integration with Qlik’s trusted analytics platform promise to drive responsible and effective use of AI at an enterprise level.”
Qlik Answers uses Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), combining retrieval-based and generative AI methods. This technique retrieves relevant documents from pre-indexed knowledge bases and generates precise, contextually relevant responses. Leveraging modern generative models, it interprets and synthesizes information from diverse sources, providing concise and actionable answers.
To ensure smooth integration, Qlik Answers uses Qlik’s enterprise connectors, accessing a wide range of unstructured data sources without extensive data movement or reconfiguration. This simplifies deployment while maintaining data integrity and accessibility. Additionally, Qlik Answers is designed for full transparency, with AI-generated answers traceable to their original sources, fostering trust and verification.
Qlik Answers is user-friendly, allowing business users to deploy and manage AI-driven knowledge assistants without extensive technical skills or custom development. This ease of use enables organizations to quickly benefit from the solution, enhancing real-time business activities and decision-making processes.
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