{"podcast":{"title":"AI + a16z","slug":"ai-a16z-6874937","podcast_index_feed_id":6874937,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Hb_IuXOo","website_url":"https://ai-a16z.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/89450696-5007-4713-8168-eea085e49626/80ad2223-d8fa-4bb2-9645-8e2c1168a372/3000x3000/ai-a16z-podcast-cover-art-2.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Derrick Harris","episode_count":100,"summary":"Artificial intelligence is changing everything from art to enterprise IT, and a16z is watching all of it with a close eye. This podcast features discussions with leading AI engineers, founders, and experts, as well as our general partners, about where the technology and industry are heading.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T06:20:43.738545+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-a16z-6874937"},"episode":{"title":"AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data","slug":"ai-agents-and-the-fight-for-customer-data","published_at":"2026-06-02T16:50:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-a16z-6874937/ai-agents-and-the-fight-for-customer-data","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-a16z-6874937","url":"https://ai-a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-agents-and-the-fight-for-customer-data-oTfoFpTX","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/1344/afp-848985-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/112866f3-1a50-4a8d-b12e-850b73e71b33/episodes/934c03fb-9788-4898-a8a3-50cf647ed4ef/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=112866f3-1a50-4a8d-b12e-850b73e71b33&awEpisodeId=934c03fb-9788-4898-a8a3-50cf647ed4ef&feed=Hb_IuXOo","summary":"Martin Casado speaks with George Fraser, cofounder and CEO of Fivetran, about the future of data infrastructure in the age of AI. The conversation covers Fivetran’s merger with dbt, the changing role of data platforms, and why Fraser believes many companies are overestimating the threat AI poses to enterprise software. They discuss open data access, the backlash against AI agents accessing systems of record, and why businesses still need centralized data foundations even as agent-based workflows become more common. Along the way, Fraser shares his views on data gravity, coding agents, enterprise AI adoption, and how AI is changing the way software companies build and operate products.","meta_description":"Martin Casado speaks with George Fraser, cofounder and CEO of Fivetran, about the future of data infrastructure in the age of AI. The conversation covers…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3046,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ai-a16z-6874937/episodes/ai-agents-and-the-fight-for-customer-data/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-a16z-6874937/ai-agents-and-the-fight-for-customer-data.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}