Dear Team,
Currently, Telerik Smart Grid AI features rely on external AI services (e.g., OpenAI cloud). While this works well, customers who cannot use online services face challenges when trying to integrate local models (such as Ollama).

Since the Smart Grid already exposes its schema to the AI service, it would be highly beneficial if Telerik could provide at least one default AI service (hosted and managed by Telerik) that:

• Works seamlessly with dynamic/auto-generated columns

• Supports basic grid operations such as sorting, filtering, paging, highlighting, and grouping

• Ensures compatibility with the Telerik.AI.SmartComponents.Extensions package

Rationale:

• Many enterprise customers have restrictions on using cloud-based AI services and prefer local or vendor-hosted solutions.

• A default AI service from Telerik would simplify integration, reduce configuration overhead, and guarantee compatibility with Kendo Grid features.

• This would also ensure consistent behavior across environments without requiring customers to experiment with different local models.

Impact: This feature would significantly improve adoption of AI-powered grid functionality for customers with strict data policies, while ensuring a smooth developer experience.

Reference: For more details on the issue and context, kindly refer to the support ticket: Telerik Support Ticket #1707506 (https://www.telerik.com/account/support-center/view-ticket/1707506)

Thanks & Regards,
Hiren Lad