How to Build an AI-Native Organization | Big Ideas In App Architecture

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In this episode, David sits down with Peter Mattis, co-founder, CTO, and CPO of Cockroach Labs, to dive into the world of resilient databases, the evolution of AI in tech, and the journey of building a company that’s transforming how engineers approach scalability and performance. Peter shares insights from Cockroach Labs’ mission to create CockroachDB, a distributed SQL database designed to be virtually unbreakable and easily scalable in the cloud. Join us as we discuss: - Peter’s personal journey in the tech industry and the founding of Cockroach Labs - How CockroachDB is pushing the limits of resilience, scalability, and performance - The transformative impact of AI on engineering workflows and productivity, and how it will reshape industries like medicine, education, and daily life - The importance of embracing AI in the workplace and developing AI literacy among employees How to Build an AI-Native Organization | Big Ideas In App Architecture 00:00 Welcome and who is Peter Mattis 02:20 What is CockroachDB? 04:44 "Quality is our #1 feature" 07:11 The evolution of AI 10:46 Imitation learning explained 13:04 Understanding agentic AI 14:35 Peter Mattis on Waymo 16:23 How Peter uses AI every day 19:12 "AI is the car" 21:22 Adopting AI in your workflow 24:36 AI adoption at Cockroach Labs 27:20 Proprietary or open source AI models? 30:44 How to embrace Ai in the workplace 33:42 CockroachDB as an AI Agent? 36:10 Where is AI going next? 38:12 Rapid fire round About Big Ideas In App Architecture: Big Ideas In App Architechture is a #techpodcast presented by Cockroach Labs for architects and engineers who are building modern, data-intensive applications and systems. In each weekly episode, an innovator joins host David Joy to share useful insights from their experiences building reliable, scalable, maintainable systems. Listen and subscribe at https://cockroa.ch/3PVpT2S About Cockroach Labs: Cockroach Labs is a pioneering software company at the forefront of database technology, dedicated to delivering resilient and scalable database solutions to run mission-critical workloads for the world's most important businesses. With a mission to scale when others fail, Cockroach Labs is revolutionizing the way businesses manage their data with its innovative cloud native distributed SQL database, CockroachDB. #aiintheworkplace #cockroachdb #gimp #aiatwork