AI Search

AI Search allows you to discover relevant data and assets across the Catalog using natural language queries.

AI Search is an AI Service, and your administrator needs to setup AI Services first (see Overview and setup).

Accessing AI Search

You can access the AI Search interface from two main entry points:

• From the Homepage: Navigate to Catalog > AI Search.

• Within a Project: Navigate to Catalog > AI Search.

Searching for assets

To begin a search, enter a natural language query describing the asset you are looking for (for example, “Find datasets related to financial records”).

The AI Search engine will:

• Generate a global explanation of why the identified assets are meaningful in the context of your query.

• Display a list of up to 5 relevant assets associated with your request.

Refining a search

You can refine your results by submitting follow-up questions or instructions. This allows you to keep the context of the previous questions without starting a new search (e.g., “Only show results as part of project X”, “Filter for datasets with the tag ‘finance’”).

The engine will then regenerate the global explanation and update the list of assets to match your refined criteria.

Interacting with results

For each asset returned in the search results, you can open the right-hand panel to view its details and available actions. These actions depend on the asset type and your permissions. For datasets, actions can include:

• Preview: View a sample of the dataset’s data.

• Request share: Request access to the dataset if you do not already have the necessary permission.

• Use: Use the dataset directly within a project.

For indexed external tables, you can preview the table or import it into a project as a Dataiku dataset.

Note

The explanations are AI-generated and, as such, are subject to errors.