THE FUTURE IS HERE

Sam Altman and Ali Ghodsi: OpenAI + Databricks, AI Agents in the Enterprise, The future of GPT-OSS

Watch Sam Altman and Ali Ghodsi—founders of OpenAI and Databricks respectively—dive deep into what’s next for AI agents in business. From OpenAI’s research roots in 2015 to Databricks’ Spark origins in 2013, these leaders share unique insights on enterprise AI.

Hosted by Databricks’ Neural Networks CTO, Hanlin Tang.

00:00:21 – What is the importance of bringing OpenAI models natively into Databricks and Agent Bricks?
00:01:27 – What has the experience been like working with OpenAI as a Databricks customer?
00:02:06 – How can Databricks and OpenAI together revolutionize AI for the enterprise?
00:04:02 – Where is AI research headed next — models, context management, and multi-agent systems — and how will that shape enterprise AI?
00:08:12 – How should enterprises ensure responsible AI and governance as agents act across systems?
00:09:32 – What’s the future of open-weight and open-source models from OpenAI?
00:10:22 – Will GPT-OSS be the final OSS model, or is more coming from OpenAI?
00:12:02 – What are we underestimating about AI in the long term, especially for the enterprise?
00:13:14 – Which major institutions could look unrecognizable in 5–10 years as AI reshapes the world?
00:15:45 – What are the most exciting enterprise AI use cases emerging today?
00:19:34 – What is the one thing enterprise leaders should do now to prepare for the generative AI wave?