Databricks Genie now works in the background and asks you only for decisions
Databricks announced the second generation of its Genie assistant on November 11. Genie can now run in the background on its own compute. You give it a goal and limits, and it keeps the work moving. It splits work across sub-agents, tracks progress, follows up on missing inputs and contacts you when a decision is yours to make.
Genie now opens to a priority inbox of items that need your attention. Each new alert also arrives as its own email, and later updates go to the same thread. Databricks gives examples such as staying on top of email or Slack, preparing for meetings, watching customer usage for account teams and sending executives a weekly revenue brief.
Genie Search now reaches more than 100 data sources, including Google Drive, Jira and Confluence. A new Genie Ontology keeps a map of how a company works, from what its metrics mean to the people and processes behind them. Every action stays inside the company's existing Databricks permissions and approval rules, and Databricks says each action can be audited.
What it means for your work
- For analysts and finance teams: Hand Genie a recurring report, such as a weekly forecast check, and review the brief it sends.
- For account managers: Ask it to watch usage changes for your customers and alert you.
- For data admins: Check permissions and approval budgets before staff give Genie long-running goals.
Databricks Genie is one of the assistants Adobe connects to. See our report on Adobe CX Coworker.