Select AI in Oracle Database 23ai enables natural language queries by integrating with OCI

Generative AI services. The first step in setting up the practice environment is to optionally create an

OCI compartment (A), which organizes and isolates resources in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

This is foundational because subsequent steps—like defining policies or configuring the Autonomous

Database—depend on a compartment structure, though an existing compartment can be reused,

making it optional. Creating a policy (B) is a subsequent step to grant access to OCIGenerative AI,

requiring a compartment first. Dropping compartments (C) is irrelevant and disruptive. Creating a

user account (D) is not specified as the initial step in Select AI setup. Oracle’s Select AI

documentation lists compartment setup as the starting point in OCI configuration.

Reference:Oracle Database 23ai New Features Guide, Section on Select AI Setup.