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AI-powered slide generation and formula assistant come to Gemini in Looker

Written by Danai Boonsri | Jul 20, 2024 7:07:39 AM

Today's business intelligence (BI) offerings are evolving into powerful, generative AI-driven data analysis tools accessible to all members of your organization. As part of this transformation, we are introducing two key features of Gemini in Looker for preview: automated Google Slides generation and an AI-powered formula assistant, which can significantly enhance how you analyze and engage with your data.

As discussed at Google Cloud Next this April, Gemini in Looker is designed to revolutionize the way you gain insights from your most important data. Leveraging natural language and Google’s AI, we empower you to quickly discover, collaborate, and make informed decisions across your team, bringing these benefits to everyone in your organization.

Automatically Build Google Slides from Your Reports in Seconds

Insights are most valuable when they are easy to understand and communicate to stakeholders. Looker has long been a leader in data visualization and intelligent reporting, with its connections to Google Workspace ensuring that your team’s discoveries seamlessly integrate into the tools they use daily for learning, sharing, and decision-making.

With the preview of Google Slides generation in Gemini in Looker, users can now create presentations with insightful chart summaries from Looker Studio Pro in seconds, accelerating data storytelling. These presentations include charts and summaries that stay current as your data changes, eliminating the need to manually transfer data and imagery from your BI tools into untitled slides. Gemini in Looker leverages Google’s AI to transform your reports into visually appealing slides that tell a complete story.

To activate Google Slides generation in Gemini in Looker, simply open a Looker Studio Pro report, navigate to the Gemini side panel, and click the “Generate Slides” button. Google’s AI does the rest.

Create Formulas and Calculated Fields Without Consulting Your Manual

In addition to slide generation, the Formula Assistant is also available in preview. This feature simplifies the creation of calculated fields by using a natural language prompt, making it easier than ever to tap into metrics and dimensions based on your unique data set.

To get started with the Formula Assistant, click the “Add a field” button in Looker Studio Pro, choose “Add calculated field,” and then select the “Help me write” icon in the field editor. Gemini in Looker will ask you what you would like to build — just tell it, and it will generate the formula for you. If you’re satisfied with the formula, add it to your field, and you’re good to go.


For the past decade, the complexity of many business intelligence tools has limited their full potential to a small subset of your team. Not anymore. Gemini in Looker changes this by empowering everyone to interact with their data in natural language and engage with the tools they use daily.

To bring Gemini in Looker to your Google Cloud project and start using Slide Generation and Formula Assistant today, contact Digigen. As a premier Google Cloud partner, we are here to help you harness the full power of your data with cutting-edge AI-driven tools.

Have a chat with the Digigen team if you want to get started with Google Cloud today.