FactFlow: Automatic Fact Sheet Generation and Customization from Tabular Dataset via AI Chain Design & Implementation

TL;DR

FactFlow is an AI-powered tool that automatically generates and customizes fact sheets from tabular data, improving semantic understanding and user alignment over existing heuristic methods.

Contribution

The paper introduces FactFlow, a novel AI chain-based system for automatic and customizable fact sheet generation from datasets, addressing semantic and user-specific customization limitations.

Findings

Outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in fact sheet quality.

Enables intuitive natural language customization.

User evaluation confirms positive experience and improved relevance.

Abstract

With the proliferation of data across various domains, there is a critical demand for tools that enable non-experts to derive meaningful insights without deep data analysis skills. To address this need, existing automatic fact sheet generation tools offer heuristic-based solutions to extract facts and generate stories. However, they inadequately grasp the semantics of data and struggle to generate narratives that fully capture the semantics of the dataset or align the fact sheet with specific user needs. Addressing these shortcomings, this paper introduces \tool, a novel tool designed for the automatic generation and customisation of fact sheets. \tool applies the concept of collaborative AI workers to transform raw tabular dataset into comprehensive, visually compelling fact sheets. We define effective taxonomy to profile AI worker for specialised tasks. Furthermore, \tool empowers users to refine these fact sheets through intuitive natural language commands, ensuring the final outputs align closely with individual preferences and requirements. Our user evaluation with 18 participants confirms that \tool not only surpasses state-of-the-art baselines in automated fact sheet production but also provides a positive user experience during customization tasks.