The AI.KEY_DRIVERS function is now generally available (GA)

GASep 29, 20264 days agoUnverifiedAdded Oct 2, 2026

The AI.KEY_DRIVERS function is now generally available (GA). You can use the AI.KEY_DRIVERS function to identify segments of data that cause statistically significant changes to a summable metric.

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