NVIDIA AI Podcast Amperity Reimagines Data and Developer Workflows with AI - Ep. 271
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Aug 27, 2025 Derek Slager, Co-founder and CTO of Amperity, dives into the transformative power of AI in data management. He discusses how agentic AI and Vibe Coding are making data workflows more effective and accessible. Slager highlights the importance of data quality for business success and shares insights on unifying customer data for better decision-making. He addresses the urgent need for organizations to adopt these innovative technologies and the critical balance between automation and human creativity in the tech landscape.
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Agentic AI Is Control-Flow For LLMs
- Derek defines agentic AI as when an LLM can affect control flow in a program.
- That shift changes system design, monitoring, evaluation, and business capabilities.
Agentic Systems In Customer Support
- Derek shared agentic adoption in customer support and analytics across clients, noting surprising positive UX.
- Many consumer brands prototype agentic experiences for end customers but face long-tail challenges.
AMP AI Increased Nontechnical Adoption
- Amperity built AMP AI to let non-SQL users query data conversationally and it drove sustained adoption.
- Derek was surprised how removing the SQL barrier made many more people data-informed.