Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When electric motors were invented, factories didn't become dramatically more productive overnight. The biggest gains came years later, after people redesigned factories around the new technology.
Databricks co-founder and Chief Architect Reynold Xin believes AI is creating a similar shift in software.
In this conversation with YC Managing Partner Diana Hu, he explains how AI agents are reshaping engineering organizations, why startups have an advantage in building AI-native products, and why the next generation of infrastructure needs to be lightweight, scalable, and built for agentic workloads from day one.
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Apply to Y Combinator: ycombinator.com/apply
Work at a startup: ycombinator.com/jobs
When electric motors were invented, factories didn't become dramatically more productive overnight. The biggest gains came years later, after people redesigned factories around the new technology.
Databricks co-founder and Chief Architect Reynold Xin believes AI is creating a similar shift in software.
In this conversation with YC Managing Partner Diana Hu, he explains how AI agents are reshaping engineering organizations, why startups have an advantage in building AI-native products, and why the next generation of infrastructure needs to be lightweight, scalable, and built for agentic workloads from day one.
databricks.com
Apply to Y Combinator: ycombinator.com/apply
Work at a startup: ycombinator.com/jobs
