conversational interface
2 stories filed under conversational interface on Beyond Market Intelligence. The newest of them: “Chat with Sidekick to build your store and see it take shape instantly” and “Empower Business Users to Explore Data Without Writing SQL”. Shopify's new Canvas builder lets merchants create a store by chatting with its AI agent, Sidekick, and watching the site take shape in real time. Most business questions don't need a SQL query, they need a direct answer. Acme AI is the next-generation, AI-powered spreadsheet platform built to replace Excel and redefine how analysts, data scientists, and enterprise teams work… The list below is every conversational interface story on Beyond Market Intelligence, newest first.
Chat with Sidekick to build your store and see it take shape instantly
Shopify's new Canvas builder lets merchants create a store by chatting with its AI agent, Sidekick, and watching the site take shape in real time. That's a meaningful step forward. Instead of wrestling with templates, you describe what you need, and the interface responds instantly. It makes store building feel more like a conversation than a technical task. For a deeper look at how plain language transforms data workflows, see our piece "Describe Your Data in Plain Words and Let AI Feed Your Spreadsheet Continuously."
Empower Business Users to Explore Data Without Writing SQL
Most business questions don't need a SQL query, they need a direct answer. This step-by-step guide shows how to build an AI data agent that lets users explore data conversationally, skipping the syntax entirely. It's a practical, human-centered approach to analytics that puts the focus on insight, not commands. If you're curious about the broader implications of talking to AI, "Talking to My AI Clone Taught Me to Question the Tech" offers a thoughtful counterpoint.