Databricks' Genie agent gives CEO Ali Ghodsi the unvarnished truth across 12,000 employees
matei_zaharia · x · 2026-11-12
Databricks unveiled an updated Genie AI agent that can complete unsupervised multistep jobs, powered by a new ontology that gives it context over customer data on the platform. CEO Ali Ghodsi showed TechCrunch his real production usage: analyzing low scores in employee satisfaction surveys and vetting executives' proposed fixes, summarizing a failed sales pitch including the prospect's buying conditions, and prepping for podcast interviews from his past appearances — even getting live advice during the interview itself. Ghodsi admits he can't know what's really happening across 12,000 employees; Genie surfaces it without them having to confess.
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