Databricks has unveiled an upgrade to its Genie AI assistant that will let it handle business tasks without repeated instructions.
The new version is designed to manage ongoing work, delegate tasks to sub-agents and flag decisions through a priority inbox and email alerts.
“Genie has made me a 10x more productive CEO, and now it doesn’t wait for me to ask. Every day, Genie keeps up with my inbox, preps me for meetings, and runs in the background, coming back only when it needs a decision.
It can do that because it knows how our company works: what we mean by revenue, which numbers are official, and who can see what. That’s the power of horizontal context, and Genie delivers it.”
said Ali Ghodsi, Co-founder and CEO of Databricks.
The assistant uses Genie Ontology to connect business data, definitions and internal processes.
Genie Search can retrieve information from applications such as Google Drive, Jira and Confluence.
Databricks also offers more than 100 connectors for accessing enterprise data.
Unity Catalog manages access permissions, while Unity Gateway enforces approval rules and spending limits.
Other capabilities include generating dashboards and reports, working with PDFs and contracts, and connecting with AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude.
Genie and Genie Ontology are generally available. The new always-on capabilities, Genie Search and Ontology Manager will enter preview and beta programmes later.
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