Changes in MySQL AI, add-on to MySQL 9.6.0 (2026-01-20, Innovation Release)

• AutoML

• InnoDB Notes

• Bugs Fixed

AutoML

• MySQL AI AutoML now supports a new feature called NL2ML, which provides an intuitive natural-language interface to machine learning (ML). NL2ML allows you to ask questions about AutoML in natural language and receive relevant citations to MySQL AI documentation. With this innovative feature, you can also leverage the ML_GENERATE routine, along with external LLMs and MCP servers, to generate AutoML queries that can be copied and executed, making it easier to get started with ML.

  For more information, see Learn About MySQL AI AutoML with NL2ML. (Bug #38397642)

InnoDB Notes

• MySQL AI now supports bulk loading into non-empty tables, lifting the previous restriction of only being able to bulk load into empty tables. This update enables users to efficiently merge new data from CSV files with existing data in the table, leveraging a temporary duplicate table and parallel readers to compare and insert records in the appropriate order. With this enhancement, MySQL AI can handle bulk loads of any size, making it a more versatile and powerful tool for managing large datasets.

  For more information, see Bulk Ingest Data. (Bug #16441)

Bugs Fixed

• The NL_SQL routine did not print the generated SQL query when the verbose parameter was set to 1 and execute parameter was set to false. (Bug #38564859)