Natural Language Processing is something that the Copilot function of Power BI incorporates when it comes to report creation, and it is something that makes the reporting process much more intuitive and accessible. With the use of this feature, the users would be able to communicate with Power BI through plain text or voice commands, describing how the report or visualization is expected to look before creating it. As an example, you would say something like, "Show total sales by region for the last quarter," or "Create a bar chart of monthly expenses," and the Copilot will automatically interpret this input and generate the relevant visuals.
The entire voice command operation runs using Microsoft's AI core, thanks to its integration with Power BI. Every time you speak or type your request, Copilot analyses the language and understands the intent so that it can find a match in your dataset. Then, it creates the visual or report based on the understanding of this data structure, thus eliminating the technicalities involved in DAX and data modeling and making user exploration much simpler.
Users can utilize this for quick report prototyping, ad hoc analysis, and even the creation of self-service dashboards without having to go through menus or write complex formulas. A sales manager, for example, could use voice commands during meetings for real-time insights or drill down into specific metrics, making presentations interactive. Such an application is very helpful for a non-technical user or someone wishing to spend less time working through a lot of data.
