Databricks’ new AI agent tells CEO Ali Ghodsi the unvarnished truth

Databricks has unveiled an updated version of its AI agent, Genie, which can autonomously perform multistep tasks using an ontology that provides context from customer data on the Databricks platform. CEO Ali Ghodsi demonstrated his personal use of Genie, showing how it analyzed employee satisfaction survey results, evaluated suggested fixes, summarized a poorly received sales pitch, and prepared him for a podcast interview. Ghodsi highlighted that Genie serves as a source of unvarnished truth, helping him address issues he might not otherwise hear about as the leader of a 12,000-employee company, referencing Dunbar's number (150) as the limit for stable relationships. He believes Genie can bring similar benefits to any company with more than 150 employees and noted that costs can be managed through Databricks' Unity Gateway, which allows usage limits and swapping in less expensive open-weight models.

(Source：TechCrunch)