Combining natural language understanding and natural language generation will result in dynamic, bi-directional human-machine communication that will take several forms: text, voice and images. In text and voice scenarios, the BI or analytics solution can converse with the user to render the desired result - regardless of data-related and query-related search complexity.
Data visualizations also will become more interactive, if not immersive, along the lines of Busby from Oblong Industries. This product focuses on immersive interfaces, not specifically BI or analytics. However, its concepts could have a ripple effect on how people interact with data and thus, augmented data discovery.
"I think the future of BI is no BI. Don't ask me to search and look for things anymore. Give me that piece of information when I need it and if I need it. Come to me when there's something I need to know", foresees Erick Brethenoux, senior director analyst at Gartner.
For more information, read Lisa Morgan TechTarget article entitled NLP makes augmented data discovery a reality in analytics