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Databases That Think: Building AI-Ready Systems with MongoDB’s Richmond Alake {Replay}
This week, we’re rewinding one of our most talked-about episodes! Richmond Alake, Developer Advocate at MongoDB, joins us to explore how databases power the future of AI. From RAG best practices to the truth behind AGI hype, Richmond breaks down what it takes to build systems that scale — and think.
Show Notes
- 02:05 Meet Rich Alake
- 03:57 A Developer Advocate at MongoDB
- 05:57 Passions and Fate!
- 08:52 AI Hype
- 13:14 Oh No… AGI Again
- 17:30 What Makes an AI Database?
- 20:42 Use Cases
- 25:41 RAG Best Practices
- 27:40 The Role of Databases
- 30:05 Why MongoDB Does It Better
- 32:43 What’s Next
- 36:13 Advice on Continuous Learning
- 38:44 Where to Find Rich
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