In the mid-2000s, Databricks co-founder Ali Ghodsi lived in the lanes of Paharganj, Delhi. Now in San Francisco, he told AIM that he was eager to visit India soon to catch the growing excitement around generative AI. Under his leadership, Databricks recently released DBRX, an open-source large language model that surpasses existing models like Meta’s Llama 2 70B.
As a leader, his approach is prioritising partnerships with systems integrators and investing in AI startups, as evidenced by Databricks acquisition of MosaicML and investment in Mistral AI. Ghodsi is also spearheading global expansion, with a special focus on India as a key growth market.
He also made the acquisition of Tabular possible, which is part of Databricks’ vision to build the USB of AI—simply put, to unify all data and break down all the silos. Ghodsi is dedicated to democratising AI and data, helping CXOs make decisions effortlessly based on their organisations data.
Through frequent public engagements at industry events and media interactions, Ghodsi continues to shape the conversation around AI’s role in business and society, positioning Databricks as a leader in enterprise AI solutions.