Here are the BI- and AI-related feature updates from March 3–17, 2026:

Looker
- Mar 6, 2026: CSV connector enhancements (originally Pro-only) are now generally available to all Looker Studio users, improving data ingestion workflows (releasebot.io)

Power BI
- No qualifying AI or BI feature updates have been published between March 3 and March 17, 2026.

Tableau
(Version 2026.1, released Mar 3, 2026 (tableau.com))
AI features
- AI-assisted Color Palettes: GA in Tableau Desktop when signed into a Tableau Agent-enabled site, enabling natural-language-driven palette generation with contrast/accessibility checks (tableau.com)
- Tableau Agent – Dashboard Narratives (Beta): now open beta in Tableau Cloud, providing AI-generated dashboard overviews and chart-level insights (tableau.com)
- Tableau Pulse – Enhanced Q&A Correlation: GA in Tableau+ Cloud, surfacing statistically grounded metric correlations across data sources with narrative explanations (tableau.com)
- Data Pro: Auto-Generate Semantic Models from Workspaces (Beta): creates semantic layers via natural-language prompts directly from Tableau Next Workspaces (tableau.com)

BI features
- REST API Connector GA in Tableau Server, Desktop, and Prep, allowing direct connection to REST endpoints without custom code (tableau.com)
- Google Looker Connector GA across Cloud, Desktop, and Prep, enabling visualization of governed Looker data in Tableau (tableau.com)
- View Data Model Enhancements: hovering over pills highlights source tables in the data model view for immediate lineage visualization (tableau.com)
- Smart Filter on Table Name: supports exact-name filtering (“T:” syntax) in large data models for faster table selection (tableau.com)
- Image Export Improvements: image downloads and subscriptions now render Visual and Dashboard Extensions and Pulse objects accurately in Cloud (rolling out through March) (tableau.com)
- Rounded Corners: Dashboard and component corner radii can now be set directly in Desktop and Web Authoring for modern layouts (tableau.com)

Metabase
(Metabase 59, Mar 2026)
- Data Studio: introduced an analyst workbench for defining/curating a semantic layer and shaping data tables with SQL or Python transforms, integrating AI-driven code suggestions via Metabot (metabase.com)
- AI SQL generation in Open Source: single-prompt SQL code generation in self-hosted instances via Metabot (metabase.com)
- Dependencies graph: visualize object dependencies and impact before changes to dashboards, queries, or data models (metabase.com)
- Semantic library: publish curated tables and metrics as source-of-truth artifacts with Git sync support (metabase.com)
- Boxplot chart: new visualization type for distribution analysis (metabase.com) 

Sigma 
(March 6, 2026) 
- Scheduled action sequences (Beta): define and run multi-step workflows (notifi

In the past two weeks, most BI vendors rolled out significant AI-driven enhancements—ranging from expanded copilots and natural-language capabilities to automated content generation—alongside workflow and visualization improvements. Looker and Pyramid Analytics had no analyst-facing updates in this window.

Looker 
- No qualifying release notes or feature updates between February 21 and March 7, 2026.

Power BI (February 2026 update, Desktop/Service v2.151.1052.0 published 02/20/2026) 
- AI: Expanded Copilot prompt limit from 500 to 10 000 characters across all surfaces (Standalone, report pane, apps, mobile, embed) to accommodate longer, expressive queries powerbi.microsoft.com  
- Reporting: Input Slicer (formerly Text Slicer) reached general availability, letting report viewers type free-form text filters (contains, starts with, etc.) directly in reports ([powerbi.microsoft.com](https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-sg/blog/power-bi-february-2026-feature-summary/))  
- Reporting: Conversational improvements in Power BI apps, enabling users to ask questions without pre-selecting items and receive app-level summaries of available reporting ([powerbi.microsoft.com](https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-sg/blog/power-bi-february-2026-feature-summary/))  
- Modeling: Introduced TABLEOF and NAMEOF DAX functions to create safer, rename-resilient references in measures and UDFs ([powerbi.microsoft.com](https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-sg/blog/power-bi-february-2026-feature-summary/))  
- Other: Fabric Copilot capacity designation setting enabled by default for tenants for unified Copilot usage across Desktop, Pro, and Premium workspaces ([powerbi.microsoft.com](https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-sg/blog/power-bi-february-2026-feature-summary/))  

Tableau (2026.1 release, rolling out Feb 24–Mar 3, 2026)  
- AI & Semantic: Beta of Tableau Next Data Pro’s Auto-Generate Semantic Models from Workspaces via natural-language descriptions ([tableau.com](https://www.tableau.com/new-features))  
- AI & Assisted Insights: Beta of Q&A Calibration for validating and tuning agent responses; Beta of Tableau Next Dashboard Summaries for key-driver text summaries; GA of Tableau Pulse’s Enhanced Q&A with custom queries and correlation insights ([tableau.com](https://www.tableau.com/new-features))  
- Visualization: GA of Rounded Corners for dashboard objects across Desktop, Web, and Public; GA of AI-assisted Color Palettes to generate accessible swatches via text prompts in Desktop on Agent-enabled sites ([tableau.com](https://www.tableau.com/new-features))  
- BI UX: GA of Image Export Improvements for accurate exports of views using Trusted Extensions or Pulse; GA of View Data Model enhancements (hover to highlight source tables); GA of Smart Filter on Table Name in Data pane; GA of Mixed Geometry support in Maps (points/lines/polygons together) ([tableau.com](https://www.tableau.com/new-features))  

Metabase (v59 released Mar 05, 2026)  
- Semantic & Governance: Introduced Data Studio workbench for shaping and curating semantic layers (transforms in SQL/Python, dependency graph, Library for tables and metrics) ([metabase.com](https://www.metabase.com/releases/metabase-59))  
- AI & Code Gen: Metabot add-on for SQL/Python transform code generation; open-source natural-language SQL generation in the SQL editor (prompt-based, Anthropic key required) ([metabase.com](https://www.metabase.com/releases/metabase-59))