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Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, July 20, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
Starburst deployed AIDA (AI Data Assistant), a conversational analytics tool that lets enterprise users ask questions about their data in plain English and receive answers drawn from distributed data sources without writing code. AIDA became generally available in May 2026 on both the Starburst Enterprise Platform and Starburst Galaxy.
Details
AIDA accepts natural language queries, translates them into SQL using a large language model (LLM), executes those queries against configured data sources, and returns answers as summaries, charts, or data grids. It uses a ReAct (reason–act–observe) framework that iterates across live data samples and schema metadata to construct validated answers — going beyond simple text-to-SQL translation. Responses are tailored by user role (persona-specific): business leaders receive concise summaries while data engineers receive technical detail. Within the Starburst Enterprise Platform, AIDA supports multiple LLMs including models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and AWS Bedrock.
Products affected
Starburst Enterprise Platform (SEP)Starburst GalaxyStarburst Enterprise Intelligence Platform
Sources & Evidence
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Trace Foundation. (2026). Starburst Data: Starburst deployed AIDA (AI Data Assistant), a conversational analytics tool that lets enterprise users ask questions about their data in plain English and receive answers drawn from distributed data sources without writing code. AIDA became generally available in May 2026 on both the Starburst Enterprise Platform and Starburst Galaxy (data as of 2026-07-20) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/d4f4a1f0-a9d4-4df3-8223-9d19bc2ded0a. Accessed September 3, 2026.
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- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/d4f4a1f0-a9d4-4df3-8223-9d19bc2ded0a
- Data as of
- July 20, 2026
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