# What Happens to the DBA when AI Agents take over? A conversation with Satya Krishnaswamy, Director, IBM Db2 Genius Hub Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-data-simple-17685/what-happens-to-the-dba-when-ai-agents-take-over-a-conversation-with-satya-krishnaswamy-director-ibm-db2-genius-hub Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-data-simple-17685/what-happens-to-the-dba-when-ai-agents-take-over-a-conversation-with-satya-krishnaswamy-director-ibm-db2-genius-hub.md Podcast: [Making Data Simple](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-data-simple-17685) Published: 2026-06-03T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/214745/episodes/19284845-what-happens-to-the-dba-when-ai-agents-take-over-a-conversation-with-satya-krishnaswamy-director-ibm-db2-genius-hub.mp3 Audio file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/214745/episodes/19284845-what-happens-to-the-dba-when-ai-agents-take-over-a-conversation-with-satya-krishnaswamy-director-ibm-db2-genius-hub.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-data-simple-17685/episodes/what-happens-to-the-dba-when-ai-agents-take-over-a-conversation-with-satya-krishnaswamy-director-ibm-db2-genius-hub Duration seconds: 2538 ## Resource Send us Fan Mail The database has always needed a human hand — someone to tune it, protect it, and keep it running. But what if AI could do most of that work autonomously? And if it can, what does that mean for the people who've built careers doing exactly that? In this episode, Al sits down with Satya Krishnaswamy, Director at IBM, to explore IBM's Db2 Genius Hub — a bold step toward autonomous database management powered by AI agents. Satya breaks down what it actually means for a database ... ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-data-simple-17685/episodes/what-happens-to-the-dba-when-ai-agents-take-over-a-conversation-with-satya-krishnaswamy-director-ibm-db2-genius-hub/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-data-simple-17685/what-happens-to-the-dba-when-ai-agents-take-over-a-conversation-with-satya-krishnaswamy-director-ibm-db2-genius-hub.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.