Databricks Bets Big on AI Agents at Work

Databricks unveiled major new releases at its Data + AI Summit, centered on enabling AI agents across enterprise operations. Key launches include a new Lake Transactional/Analytical Processing architecture, the Reyden compute engine for millisecond query latency, and Genie One, an AI platform grounded in live business data. CEO Ali Ghodsi declared AGI has already arrived, arguing the real challenge is deploying it effectively inside organizations. The company also introduced Unity AI Gateway for governance and cost control, and announced the acquisition of security firm Panther Labs. Databricks is positioning itself alongside rival Snowflake in a race to build the infrastructure layer for autonomous AI workers operating at enterprise scale.