Enable and disable Gemini in Looker for Looker Studio

This page discusses how to enable and disable Gemini in Looker in Looker Studio as part of a Looker Studio Pro subscription.

Gemini in Looker is a product in the Gemini for Google Cloud portfolio that provides generative AI-powered assistance to help you analyze and gain valuable insights from your data. Gemini in Looker can provide assistance for tasks in Looker (original) instances, Looker (Google Cloud core) instances, and in Looker Studio. For more information about available features, see the Gemini in Looker overview documentation page.

Learn how and when Gemini for Google Cloud uses your data.

When Gemini in Looker is enabled for a Looker Studio Pro subscription, users under that subscription can use these Gemini in Looker capabilities:

Before you begin

Before Gemini in Looker can be enabled in Looker Studio, the following requirements must be met:

  • Your organization must have a Looker Studio Pro subscription

  • To view and modify Gemini in Looker settings in Looker Studio:

    • For a standard self-service subscription, you must be assigned a role that contains the lookerstudio.pro.manage IAM permission for the Google Cloud project that you use for your Looker Studio Pro subscription. The lookerstudio.pro.manage permission is included in the Owner (roles/owner) IAM role and the Looker Studio Pro Manager (roles/lookerstudio.proManager) IAM role. You may also be able to get this permission with custom roles or other predefined roles.
    • For a "whole organization, active user" subscription, you must be assigned a role that contains the Manage Looker Studio Settings Workspace privilege, which is included in the Workspace Services Admin and the Workspace Super Admin roles. You may also be able to get this privilege with a custom admin role.

For more information about Looker Studio Pro subscription types, see the Looker Studio Pro subscription overview.

Gemini in Looker enablement options

You can enable Gemini in Looker for a Google Cloud project that is associated with any of your organization's Looker Studio Pro subscriptions. The following settings control Gemini in Looker enablement:

  • Enabled: When this toggle is enabled, users of the selected Looker Studio Pro subscription can access and use the Gemini in Looker features that appear in Looker Studio.
  • Trusted Tester features : When this setting is enabled, users of the selected Looker Studio Pro subscription can access Trusted Tester capabilities of Gemini in Looker. You may request access to non-public Trusted Tester capabilities through the Gemini in Looker preview form on a per-user basis.
  • Trusted Tester data use: When this toggle is enabled, you consent to your data being used by Google as described in the Gemini for Google Cloud Trusted Tester Program terms. This includes using data submitted to Google to: (i) ensure that the results are contextually relevant and high quality; (ii) diagnose issues and validate model performance; and (iii) to use aggregated, de-identified, or pseudonymized data to improve and develop the TTP Services and any Google Cloud Platform Services.

Enable and disable Gemini in Looker

You can enable Gemini in Looker for a Google Cloud project that is associated with any of your organization's Looker Studio Pro subscriptions. To make Gemini in Looker features available to users of a Looker Studio Pro subscription, enable Gemini in Looker for the Google Cloud project that is associated with that subscription. Gemini in Looker is disabled by default for new Google Cloud projects and for Google Cloud projects that are associated with a canceled Looker Studio Pro subscription.

To enable Gemini in Looker for Looker Studio features, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to Looker Studio.
  2. Click the User settings. User settings icon and select the Gemini settings tab.
  3. On the Gemini in Looker page, turn on the Enabled setting for the Google Cloud project that is associated with the Looker Studio Pro subscription for which you would like to make Gemini in Looker features available. When this setting is enabled, you can also choose to enable the Trusted Tester features setting, the Trusted Tester data use setting, or both settings.

To disable Gemini in Looker for Looker Studio features, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to Looker Studio.
  2. Click the User settings. User settings icon and select the Gemini settings tab.
  3. On the Gemini in Looker page, turn off the Enabled setting for the Google Cloud project that is associated with the Looker Studio Pro subscription for which you would like to disable Gemini in Looker features. If you turn off the Enabled setting, the Trusted Tester features and Trusted Tester data use settings, if enabled, are disabled automatically.

Enabling the Trusted Tester features setting automatically enables the Trusted Tester data use setting. You can manually disable the Trusted Tester data use setting.

By enabling Trusted Tester data use, you consent to your prompt data being shared with Google to help improve Gemini services. Gemini doesn't use your prompts or its responses as data to train its model. For more information, see How Gemini in Google Cloud uses your data.

Provide feedback

You can provide feedback about each Gemini in Looker feature. Instructions for how to submit feedback are included in the documentation for each feature.