{"podcast":{"title":"DataFramed","slug":"dataframed","podcast_index_feed_id":431413,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/dataframed/","website_url":"https://www.datacamp.com/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4700b4b7-f386-4200-9a46-640458f2dcbd/5cfec01b44f3e29fae1fb88ade93fc4aecd05b192fbfbc2c2f1daa412b7c192.jpg","author":"DataCamp","episode_count":300,"summary":"Welcome to DataFramed, a weekly podcast exploring how artificial intelligence and data are changing the world around us. On this show, we invite data & AI leaders at the forefront of the data revolution to share their insights and experiences into how they lead the charge in this era of AI. Whether you're a beginner looking to gain insights into a career in data & AI, a practitioner needing to stay up-to-date on the latest tools and trends, or a leader looking to transform how your organization uses data & AI, there's something here for everyone. Join host Richie Cotton as he delves into the stories and ideas that are shaping the future of data. Subscribe to the show and tune in to the latest episode on the feed below.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T10:22:15.846770+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dataframed"},"episode":{"title":"#368 AI Agents Are Now Your Database's Main User | Reynold Xin, Co-Founder at Databricks","slug":"368-ai-agents-are-now-your-database-s-main-user-reynold-xin-co-founder-at-databricks","published_at":"2026-07-13T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dataframed/368-ai-agents-are-now-your-database-s-main-user-reynold-xin-co-founder-at-databricks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dataframed","url":"https://www.datacamp.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cohst.app/pdcst/6G1A6D/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7a0269a4-38d5-4e83-9559-8308a1fbae89.mp3","summary":"For forty years, the rule held that transactional and analytical databases had to be separate systems, connected by fragile pipelines that move data from one to the other. That assumption is now being questioned. As AI agents start generating the majority of database activity, the old architecture is being redesigned around speed, scale, and a single copy of governed data. For anyone who works with data day to day, this raises practical questions. Do you still need separate systems for live and historical data? What happens to the pipelines you maintain? And how does your stack change when agents, not people, write most of the queries? Reynold Xin is co-founder and Chief Architect of Databricks. He is one of the original creators of Apache Spark, where he led the design of GraphX, Project Tungsten, and Structured Streaming, co-designed DataFrames, and served as release manager for Spark 2.0. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from UC Berkeley's AMPLab and a degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto. In the episode, Richie and Reynold explore self-service analytics with Genie, the ontology layer that grounds AI in enterprise data, handling hallucinations, governance and permissions for AI agents, merging transactional and analytical databases with Lakebase and LTAP, real-time analytics, controlling cost through autoscaling, the future of Spark and classic machine learning, and much more. Links Mentioned in the Show: • Connect with Reynold: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rxin • Genie (Databricks data agent): https://www.databricks.com/product/genie • Genie Ontology / Genie One: https://www.databricks.com/blog/introducing-genie-one-genie-ontology-and-genie-agents • LTAP (Lake Transactional/Analytical Processing): https://www.databricks.com/company/newsroom…","meta_description":"For forty years, the rule held that transactional and analytical databases had to be separate systems, connected by fragile pipelines that move data from…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3046,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dataframed/episodes/368-ai-agents-are-now-your-database-s-main-user-reynold-xin-co-founder-at-databricks/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dataframed/368-ai-agents-are-now-your-database-s-main-user-reynold-xin-co-founder-at-databricks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}