Latent Space: Databricks Founders on Why Databases Matter More Once Agents Do Real Work

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A new Latent Space episode features Databricks cofounders Matei Zaharia and Reynold Xin discussing Omnigent, LTAP, Lakebase, agent security, and open formats — arguing the data layer becomes more critical, not less, as agents start executing real work. The through-line: agent reliability and security increasingly bottleneck on where and how state lives, pushing 'agent-native database' concerns to the front. Useful listening for builders designing the persistence and permissions layer under an agent system.