LIDA

LIDA is an innovative tool that leverages the power of large language models (LLMs) to automate data exploration and visualization generation. By providing a conversational interface for automatic generation of grammar-agnostic visualizations from data, LIDA simplifies the process of creating visualizations and infographics. The tool consists of four modules: Summarizer, Goal Explorer, VisGenerator, and Infographer. Each module works together to provide a seamless experience for users. LIDA is compatible with any programming language or visualization grammar, allowing users to create visualizations in Python, R, C++, and more. It also offers operations on existing visualizations, such as visualization explanation, self-evaluation, automatic repair, and recommendation. LIDA's architecture combines LLMs and image generation models (IGMs) to address the multi-stage generation problem of visualization creation. The tool supports various capabilities, including data summarization, automated data exploration, grammar-agnostic visualizations, and infographics generation. LIDA's open-source nature and Python API make it accessible to a wide range of users. While LIDA has some limitations, such as performance variations depending on the choice of visualization libraries and code generation capabilities, it remains a powerful tool for automating the visualization generation process. LIDA's ability to automate data exploration and visualization generation has the potential to revolutionize the field of data visualization. By leveraging the power of LLMs, LIDA simplifies the process of creating visualizations and infographics, making it more accessible to a wider range of users. With its open-source nature and hybrid user interface, LIDA provides a flexible and powerful tool for data visualization.