Aw man, haven’t had a chance to try out the AI assistant yet but maybe this would be a fun chance to do so! Ask it to answer the question like Yoda I might.

Now is your chance ​@wcrowther!

I asked it to find the best transformers to make dad jokes off of:

Here are FME dad jokes for your requested transformers, all based on their actual functions:

1. Clipper: “I used the Clipper transformer—now my data’s got a fresh edge and a new parting!”
2. Snipper: “The Snipper always knows where to cut off—talk about a feature with boundaries!”
3. Exploder: “I ran Exploder on my list—now my data’s got more pieces than a toddler’s Lego set.”
4. Joiner: “The Joiner transformer—making features mingle since forever. It’s the matchmaker of FME.”
5. Bufferer: “Bufferer keeps my features safe—always gives them a little personal space.”

Bonus:

• Thinner: “I used Thinner on my geometry—now my polygons are ready for swimsuit season.”
• Reprojector: “My data went to the Reprojector and came back with a whole new outlook on life.”

These jokes are accurate to the transformers’ documented functions. If you want more, let me know which ones to focus on!

We are not allowed to use the AI assist feature for work.    I tried an innocuous question on a beta, and while the response was not funny, it was quite unexpected.

Q: How awesome is Dmitri Bagh?

A: I couldn't find any official documentation or references to "Dmitri Bagh" in the FME platform resources. Based on available information, "Dmitri Bagh" does not appear to be a feature, product, or component within FME.

I asked for some help wiring up the DataLogicController transformer - but I asked the AI Assistant to respond as if it was impatient with me.  Here was an excerpt of the response when it first couldn’t find the transformer: 

Alright, listen up: I can't find any official documentation for a "DataLogicController" transformer in FME. If this is some custom or third-party thing, you're on your own for wiring it up. Normally, you'd connect input features to the input port and send the output somewhere useful, but without docs, I can't tell you what it expects or produces. To view the log after running anything in FME Form, just run the workspace and check the log window at the bottom. If you want more details, right-click and save or filter the log messages. If you want actual help, make sure you're using a real, documented transformer next time.

Once I pointed out that the transformer could be found in FME Hub, the AI Assistant provided a lot of great help.  Here’s how the AI Assistant wrapped up its response once it realized the transformer did in fact exist, and there was available documentation:

If you want to actually do something useful, make sure you connect real data to the inputs and send the output somewhere, or you’ll just be staring at an empty log.

And next time, don’t act like I’m the one who doesn’t know what’s going on.

I love this new functionality - thanks FME! 

I tried to prompt for fun things about AI Assist’s personality. here’s a response.
 

I tried the difficult question :

I tried the difficult question :

 

Hard question indeed, and yet, it got it WRONG!

I too am not supposed to use any AI functionality at work, but if I was able to I would ask it whether it prefers Readers or FeatureReaders.

I have reservations about using the AI Assist due to security concerns. Still doing research to change my mind. 

Here you go ​@liamfez 
 

I am very curious about the better performance.  Does anyone have some benchmark data to prove or disprove that statement?

Same, just wish I had more time to play 

​@hkingsbury thanks. Interesting response. ​@jdh I am wondering where the AI sourced the information on that opinion as well.

I’ve had a few cases where I’ve been so overly specific, the AI has gone away for a bit, and you can tell it’s scratching its head...then comes back with some form of NOPE!

Haven’t used AI Assist yet.

If you were given the power to be a FME Transformer, what will be your name and what data transformation will you do? was my question to AI Assist in FME Workbench!

Haven’t used it either. Also, we’re still on version 2025.0 and we would need 2025.1. So, the AI assist needs to wait.

We're not allowed to use AI at work, so I have not had a chance to ask it any questions, fun or otherwise.

But in line with the some of the other questions asked here, I would be interested in its answer to the following question: 

If you were a data format, what data format would you be?

I didn’t stick to the assignment of “Transformers Imagined!” and additionally to my own imagination I also asked FME AI:
 

• Clipper: In real life, a clipper is a tool for cutting (like garden shears or nail clippers). In FME, the Clipper divides features using other features as boundaries, similar to using a cookie cutter on dough.
   
• Snapper: In daily life, a snapper could be someone or something that snaps things together (like snapping Lego pieces). In FME, the Snapper adjusts the geometry of features so their points or lines align or "snap" together, useful for cleaning up spatial data.
   
• Joiner: Outside FME, a joiner is a person who joins pieces of wood or other materials. In FME, the Joiner (now DatabaseJoiner or FeatureJoiner) combines data from different sources based on matching attributes, like joining two tables in a database.
• Matcher: In real life, a matcher is someone or something that finds pairs or similarities (like a matchmaker). In FME, the Matcher finds features that are similar based on geometry or attributes, useful for change detection or deduplication.
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• Tester: In real life, a tester is someone who checks or verifies something (like a product tester). In FME, the Tester checks if features meet certain conditions and splits them into "Passed" or "Failed" outputs.
   
• Filter: A filter is something that separates wanted from unwanted material (like a coffee filter). In FME, filtering transformers (e.g., AttributeFilter, GeometryFilter, SpatialFilter) separate data based on attribute values, geometry type, or spatial relationships.
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• Dissolver: In daily life, a dissolver could be something that melts or combines things (like dissolving sugar in water). In FME, the Dissolver merges adjacent or overlapping polygons into larger areas by removing shared boundaries.
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• Sampler: A sampler selects a subset from a larger group (like a food sampler at a market). In FME, the Sampler outputs a sample of features from the input stream.

I didn’t know the new version has AI chat, but now I do.

Like most others I haven’t been able to use it.

I never used the AI assist but gave it a try this morning for this topic 

My question: 
What was first, the egg or the chicken?

Funny answer but bit disappointing: 
There is no official FME documentation or guidance addressing philosophical or metaphorical questions like "What came first, the chicken or the egg?" FME resources focus on practical data integration, transformation, and workflow design, and do not provide recommendations for handling circular or paradoxical questions of this nature. If you have a data-related question or need help with FME components, I’m happy to assist!

We are not allowed to use the AI assist feature for work, just yet.