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Introducing Citations: AI Data You Can Trust

Most AI chatbots generate numbers fast—but without trust, they’re useless. Zoë, the AI data analyst from Zenlytic, changes that with Citations. Every metric and summary Zoë produces is backed by real data sources, giving teams full transparency, explainability, and confidence in every insight. Finally, an AI you can trust.

Paul Blankley
co-founder and CTO
Product
October 13, 2025
I chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Snowflake Cortex can generate insights in seconds—but without transparency, can you really trust them? Most tools operate as black boxes, leaving users guessing where numbers come from or how they were calculated. Zoë, the AI data analyst from Zenlytic, is different. With Citations, Zoë shows the exact sources and metrics behind every insight, giving you explainable, verifiable answers you can rely on.

Why Most AI Chatbots Fail on Trust

Tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Snowflake Cortex can generate numbers and insights instantly. But there’s a problem: they don’t show their work.

  • No citations for where the data came from.
  • No transparency into how the AI calculated results.
  • No easy way to verify if the answer is correct.

How Zoë Is Different

Zoë isn’t just another AI chatbot or BI Tool. She’s a specialized AI data analyst built to explain how and why she got her answers.

With Citations, every number Zoë gives is backed by a source you can see and verify.

  • Summaries with sources: Every data point comes with a citation.
  • Metric-level visibility: Drill into the exact numbers powering her insights.
  • Human-like reasoning: Explanations you can actually follow.

This makes Zoë the first AI analyst you can fully trust.

Why Citations Matter

When you’re making business-critical decisions, “because the AI said so” isn’t enough.

  • ChatGPT and Claude can summarize, but they don’t show their work.
  • Zoë cites every number, making AI insights transparent, explainable, and verifiable.

The Bottom Line

Other AI chatbots are built for speed. Zoë is built for truth.

With Citations, you’ll always know exactly where your numbers come from—so you can act fast and act with confidence.

No guessing. Just AI you can trust.

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