Imagine creating business dashboards by simply describing what you want to see. This is the promise of Generative Business Intelligence (GenBI). The key lies in the declarative BI stack where dashboards and metrics are defined as code rather than hidden behind graphical user interfaces. In this guest blog by Simon Späti, we explore the possibilities of GenBI today.
Learn how to build a local-first, agent-friendly analytics stack using MotherDuck (serverless DuckDB) and Rill (BI-as-Code). Covers the architecture behind declarative dashboards, the metrics layer, MCP integration, and three real-world examples — from Stack Overflow survey analysis to multi-cloud cost tracking.
BI was never about dashboards. Explore how metrics, semantics, and maintenance — not visualizations — become the real foundation in the age of AI agents.