In this episode of Data Neighbor, we’re joined by Nate Nichols, VP of Product at Tableau, to unpack how AI is changing analytics, not in theory, but in practice.🔗 Links & ResourcesData Neighbor: https://dataneighbor.comAI Analytics for Builders (course): https://bit.ly/analyst-aiFree 30-day AI Evals course: https://dataneighbor.kit.com/b595040b93Tableau Blog: https://www.tableau.com/blogConnect with the team (tell us YouTube sent you!):Shane Butler: https://linkedin.openinapp.co/b02feSravya Madipalli: https://linkedin.openinapp.co/9be8cHai Guan: https://linkedin.openinapp.co/4qi1rConnect with Nate:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-nichols/Nate walks us through Tableau’s shift to proactive, agentic analytics: systems that detect meaningful changes, run diagnostic analysis, surface context, and push insights directly into the tools teams already use.We talk about:- Why the “last mile” of analytics has always been broken- How semantic models unlock trustworthy AI-driven analysis- What agentic analytics actually looks like in production- Where human judgment still matters as AI takes on more of the workflow- How analyst roles are evolving as insight moves closer to actionThis conversation changed how we think about the timeline for agentic analytics. It’s not years away, it’s already here.Chapters:00:00 Introduction to AI and data analytics00:31 Nate Nichols’ journey in AI and analytics00:59 The evolution of analytics and Tableau’s role02:42 Understanding user needs and data familiarity04:52 The pressure on analysts and business users07:33 The analytics pipeline and where value is lost10:16 Using AI to drive real outcomes13:03 Measuring success beyond dashboards15:49 What generative AI unlocks for analytics18:24 Trust, governance, and AI-driven insights24:36 Rolling out AI without breaking trust26:25 GenAI features inside Tableau28:10 Live demo: AI-powered analytics in Tableau33:47 Proactive analytics, alerts, and agents39:31 The future of analytics and human judgment57:19 Outro#dataneighbor #analytics #ai #agenticanalytics #tableau #datascience #dataanalytics #aievals #productanalytics