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description: Documentation for Actian AI Analyst - ask questions about your data in plain language and get instant, accurate answers.
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# 🎊 Welcome to Actian AI Analyst

Actian AI Analyst lets your team ask questions about your data in plain language and get instant, accurate answers — without writing SQL or knowing your database structure.

## Two products, two roles

Actian AI Analyst has two interfaces designed for different people:

|                 | **Studio**                                                    | **Explorer**                                                     |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **For**         | Data teams & analytics engineers                              | Business users & analysts                                        |
| **What you do** | Connect data, build AI Analysts, configure the semantic layer | Ask questions, explore data, run analyses                        |
| **Access**      | [Admin](settings/members.md) role                             | [Admin](settings/members.md) or [User](settings/members.md) role |

Not sure which one you are? If someone at your company set up an AI Analyst and invited you to use it, you're a [_User_](settings/members.md). If you're the one building and configuring AI Analysts, you're an [_Admin_](settings/members.md).

## Get started

* [I'm an Admin →](quick-start/getting-started-studio.md)
* [I'm a User →](quick-start/getting-started-explorer.md)