AI Data Analytics with Knowi: From Questions to Insights Instantly

TL;DR: Why Choose Knowi for AI Data Analytics.

• Analyze structured and unstructured data in one platform—SQL, NoSQL, APIs, documents, and more

• Ask questions in plain English with built-in NLP—no SQL or technical skills required

• Generate dashboards, detect anomalies, and run machine learning models automatically

• All AI processing stays private and secure—your data never leaves the Knowi environment

What Is AI Data Analytics?

AI data analytics refers to using artificial intelligence to analyze data, detect patterns, build dashboards and visualizations, and automate decision-making without manual coding.

Knowi brings AI directly into your analytics workflow—so you can ask questions in plain English, generate dashboards instantly, and uncover insights across any data source, whether structured or unstructured data.

What Can You Do with Knowi’s AI Data Analytics Suite?

Knowi is an AI-powered business intelligence platform that helps you analyze any data source including SQL, NoSQL, RestAPI, Elasticsearch, cloud, documents. 

Knowi offers a suite of AI features you can use to draw insights faster, with minimal coding or manual intervention:

How Knowi Uses AI for Data Analytics?

Knowi provides the above features which technical or non-technical teams can use to derive insights from their data. 

AI Dashboards in Knowi: Automate Analytics in One Click

With Knowi’s AI Dashboards, you can generate a fully populated dashboard from your data in just one click—no code or setup required.

Knowi automatically:

• Finds and selects the most relevant datasets
  
• Creates charts, widgets, and summary visualizations
  
• Saves the dashboard to your workspace for further use
  

You can also:

• Customize visualizations to fit your needs
  
• Refine dashboard logic by updating AI instructions
  
• Review data transformations behind each widget for full transparency
  

Note: All AI processing is handled within Knowi’s secure environment—your data never leaves the platform.

Natural Language Analytics: Ask Questions in Plain English

Knowi’s Natural Language Processing (NLP) feature turns plain English into powerful queries—so anyone on your team can explore data and uncover insights without needing technical skills or SQL knowledge.

Knowi automatically:

• Translates your question into a Cloud9QL query
  
• Finds the relevant dataset or widget
  
• Returns both a clear text answer and a chart you can use

You can also:

• Query across all datasets in your dashboard using natural language
  
• Filter and summarize data directly within widgets
  
• Define synonyms and tags (e.g., “rep” for sales_rep) to make queries more intuitive
  
• Customize NLP behavior with admin controls like indexing, runtime parameters, and scope limits

• Embed NLP in Your Tools including integrate it with Slack or MS Teams and ask questions directly within those platforms

InstantSights

InstantSights adds a layer of AI-driven narrative and anomaly detection to every dashboard widget.

With InstantSights, you can:

• View growth trends, anomalies, and forecasts in plain English
  
• See comparisons across time or groups
  
• Get AI-generated summaries for stakeholders
  
• Schedule summary reports via email
  

You can also:

• Fine-tune what types of insights are shown using the Insight Settings and AI Picker, which selects only the most relevant findings automatically.

Document AI: AI Data Analytics for Unstructured Documents

Document AI allows you to  chat with your files including PDF reports, Word docs, or Excel files.

With Knowi’s Document AI, you can:

• Upload documents (up to 100 MB)
  
• Ask questions like “What were the key takeaways from the Q3 sales report?”
  
• Get answers with source references so you can verify every response

It supports a wide range of formats including .pdf, .docx, and more.

You can also:

• Query across multiple documents at once—perfect for RFPs, policy docs, or contracts.

• Combine these documents with structured data to create new datasets.

• Use Knowi to analyze these new datasets.

Anomaly Detection: Catch What Others Miss

Knowi’s Anomaly Detection feature helps you identify outliers and unusual patterns in your time-series data—so you can take action before small issues become big problems.

Knowi automatically:

• Detects anomalies in time-series metrics (e.g., revenue, system load)

• Applies forecasting algorithms like ARIMA, ETS, or Moving Averages

• Visualizes expected ranges and flags deviations with clear, color-coded alerts

You can also:

• Customize detection sensitivity by adjusting the threshold percentage

• Save and share anomaly charts as widgets across your dashboards

• Set real-time alerts via email, Slack, or webhook integrations

• Track multiple metrics by adding additional analyses to the same workspace

Machine Learning: Predict, Forecast, and Act—All in One Platform

Knowi’s built-in machine learning capabilities let you go beyond traditional dashboards. From forecasting outcomes to predicting user behavior, you can build, train, and apply ML models directly within your analytics workflow—no external tools needed.

Knowi supports:

• Classification – Predict outcomes like customer churn or loan approval
  
• Regression – Forecast numeric values like revenue, risk scores, or sales volume

You can also:

• Use the data preparation wizard to clean and structure data before modeling
  
• Choose the right algorithm based on your prediction type (classification or regression)
  
• Set up alerts and actions once a model is deployed—like triggering webhooks or sending email notifications based on model results

Private, Secure & Transparent AI

Knowi AI is built for privacy and transparency. Unlike tools that rely on external AI services, our AI is built on small language models that run entirely within our infrastructure—no data is ever sent out. For on-premise deployments, the AI can run on your GPUs.

Knowi’s AI tools make business intelligence truly self-service. Whether you’re a data analyst or a non-technical team member, you can ask questions, build visualizations, and understand your data—without the usual complexity.

Ready to try it?

Ask your first question in the AI Chat, or generate a dashboard from your data with a single click.

Book a custom demo to see how AI can help you get the most out of your data. 

Frequently Asked Questions About AI Data Analytics

What is AI data analytics?

AI data analytics is the use of artificial intelligence to analyze large volumes of data, detect patterns, generate insights, and automate reporting—without requiring manual coding or SQL queries. It helps businesses move from raw data to decisions faster and with greater accuracy.

How does Knowi use AI for data analytics?

Knowi integrates AI across its analytics stack with features like:

• Natural language queries to ask questions in plain English

• AI-generated dashboards from your datasets

• InstantSights for trend detection, predictions, and summaries

• Document AI to query unstructured content like PDFs or Word files

• Anomaly Detection to detect unusual patterns and outliers in your data

• Machine learning to predict future outcomes

All AI runs within Knowi, so your data stays private and secure.

Can I use AI data analytics on both structured and unstructured data?

Yes. With Knowi, you can analyze data from both structured and unstructured data sources like SQL, NoSQL, and APIs—and also query files like PDFs, Excel sheets, and Word documents. You can join and blend any data and analyze the results for a complete view of your data. 

What are the benefits of AI data analytics?

• Faster time to insight

• No need for SQL or strong technical expertise

• Automated dashboards and reports let you cherry-pick insights to explore further.

• AI data analytics highlights exactly where to look.

Do I need a data science team to use AI data analytics in Knowi?

No. Knowi’s AI features are designed for self-service—whether you’re a technical user or a business decision-maker. Just connect to your data source (NoSQL, SQL, Rest APIs, Elasticsearch, cloud, documents etc. ) and just ask your questions, and Knowi’s AI does the rest.

Is Knowi AI secure and trustworthy?

Yes. Knowi AI is built with security, privacy, and transparency at its core. Unlike many platforms that rely on third-party AI providers, Knowi’s AI is fully self-contained—powered by private, in-house language models that operate entirely within the Knowi environment.

This means:

• Your data never leaves the platform
  
• No external API calls to OpenAI or third-party LLMs
  
• Supports on-premise deployment for organizations with strict data compliance needs
  
• Transparent AI behavior with the ability to audit and trace how results are generated
  

Whether you’re generating dashboards, querying documents, or running machine learning models, you’re always in control of your data.