Discover how SAS Viya is shaping the future of artificial intelligence and composite AI by unifying machine learning, forecasting, text analytics, and causal AI within a modern, cloud‑native platform. This session offers a forward‑looking view of emerging SAS capabilities designed to further accelerate and simplify data scientists' work, with agentic AI right around the corner. We will explore how SAS artificial intelligence supports and extends generative AI as it evolves within Viya to enhance code assistance, enable faster experimentation, and provide more intuitive natural‑language interaction with analytical workflows. Attendees will gain insight into the direction of SAS AI innovation and how these advancements will help teams scale high‑impact analytics across the enterprise.
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What you'll learn:
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At SAS, we believe the future of AI is composite and collaborative
Rather than relying on a single model, we bring together diverse AI techniques—machine learning, NLP, optimization, and more—into coordinated systems that work together, each contributing its strengths to solve complex problems.
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AI is evolving—and we’re leading the shift to agentic systems
The industry is moving from static model development to interactive copilots, and now to agentic AI, where intelligent systems collaborate, adapt, and reason in real time—with humans remaining an essential part of the process.
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SAS Viya powers this transformation as your unified AI platform
Viya serves as the intelligence engine behind everything we deliver, combining advanced analytics, open language flexibility (SAS, Python, R), and built-in governance—so you can innovate quickly while maintaining trust and control.
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Copilots make AI more accessible, intuitive, and productive
Across the Viya platform, copilots enable natural language interaction, guided workflows, and clear explanations—helping everyone from data scientists to business users move faster and make better decisions.
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Our roadmap delivers value today—and prepares you for what’s next
From composite AI and copilots to agentic systems and future quantum computing, SAS is investing in capabilities that scale with your most complex challenges—helping you turn data into decisions, today and into the future.
