Analyzing data with AI

Upload a spreadsheet, ask questions, check the code.

What it is

Assistants can load a spreadsheet, write and run analysis code, and produce charts in plain English. You still decide which questions matter and whether the answers are right.

Why it matters

Analysis that used to take an afternoon can take minutes, as long as you validate it.

Key ideas

• Ask it to describe the dataset before analyzing it.
• Make it show the code it ran.
• Sanity-check one number by hand.

Try it: Ten-minute data story

1. Upload a public dataset (a city open-data CSV works well).
2. Ask for three questions worth investigating.
3. Pick one, get a chart, and verify one figure by hand.