Genie Agents (once called Genie spaces) let Azure Databricks users ask about curated data in everyday language; Genie writes a read-only SQL query behind the scenes and shows what it finds, with charts.
Also called AI/BI Genie.
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Terms in this definition
- Genie Agent
Lets business users ask about Unity Catalog data in everyday language within AI/BI. Each reply runs with the questioner's own permissions; authors shape its behaviour by supplying datasets, instructions, a knowledge store and example SQL.
- Databricks
Analytics platform built on Apache Spark where data is processed in notebooks; Unity Catalog is the governance model it recommends.
- Serverless
Compute tier for single Azure SQL databases that scales automatically, pauses when idle and charges by the second. It is offered in General Purpose and Hyperscale, not Business Critical, and reserved capacity does not apply.
Related terms
- Trusted assets
Verified SQL functions from Unity Catalog and parameterised sample queries added to a Genie Agent. If Genie's answer uses one, it is labelled trusted.