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Flint: A visualization language for the AI era

Microsoft Research Blog · microsoft.com · By Chenglong Wang, Alper Sarikaya, Scott Tsukamaki, Michel Galley, Jianfeng Gao · July 8, 2026

Short chart specifications are easy to write, but often produce uninspiring results. Flint is an open-source visualization language that offers a middle path, letting AI agents create expressive charts from compact, human-editable specifications. The post Flint: A visualization language for the AI era appeared first on Microsoft Research.

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