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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/databricks-new-ai-agent-tells-ceo-ali-ghodsi-the-unvarnished-truth/
- Published: 2026-11-11T15:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T17:05:27+00:00
- Original publisher: TechCrunch
- Original article: https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/11/databricks-new-ai-agent-tells-ceo-ali-ghodsi-the-unvarnished-truth/
- Topics: AI, Business, Companies, Technology

## Key points

- Genie can complete multi-step business tasks using company data.
- Ghodsi uses it to uncover problems and evaluate proposed solutions.
- Databricks says Unity Gateway can help limit AI costs.

## Summary

Databricks has updated its Genie AI agent to handle extended, multi-step tasks using company information for context. CEO Ali Ghodsi demonstrated how he uses it to surface problems and assess decisions, arguing that agents can give leaders candid information they may not hear directly as companies grow.

Ghodsi used Genie to analyse weak points in an employee survey, evaluate proposed fixes, summarise a failed sales pitch and prepare for an interview. Databricks has about 12,000 employees; Ghodsi invoked Dunbar’s number of 150 to explain why leaders at larger firms may lose direct relationships with staff. He said Unity Gateway can help control agent costs by setting usage limits and switching to less expensive open-weight models.

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