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YouTube23 Dec 2025

AI Enterprise - Databricks & Glean | BG2 Guest Interview

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In a panel discussion, Apoorv Agrawal leads Ali Ghodsi and Arvind Jain in an exploration of the current state and future of AI, addressing its impact across consumer, SMB, developer, and enterprise sectors. They tackle the perceived AI bubble, distinguishing between super-intelligence quests, academic research, and value-driven applications. The conversation covers successful AI use cases in finance, healthcare, and retail, emphasizing the importance of unique data and engineering expertise over commodity LLMs. They also discuss AI's transformative potential compared to RPA, offering advice to CIOs on AI budgeting and the shift towards generative solutions. The discussion further explores the balance of value across data, intelligence, and application layers, and concludes with personal AI usage insights and visions for their respective companies, Databricks and Glean, in leveraging AI for enhanced productivity and personalized user experiences.

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Part 1: Current State, Successes, and Failures

Part 2: Data Strategy, LLMs, and Implementation

Part 3: Value Accrual and the Future of Software

Part 4: Leadership, Personal Use, and Outlook

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