Visual data stories still critical for complex insights despite rise of AI
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Visual data narratives like dashboards and data stories still provide value despite the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT that can generate text insights.
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A framework with 2 factors (data insight approach, level of information needed) helps determine when AI tools are sufficient vs when visuals are still critical.
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AI tools excel at answering simple exploratory or explanatory questions (quadrants 1 & 2).
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Interactive dashboards and data stories are still best for complex exploratory or explanatory scenarios (quadrants 3 & 4).
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AI can enhance, not replace, data narratives - it helps generate insights and design visuals but still needs human context.