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The new Genie runs jobs on its own. What to set up before you let it
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The Brief
- On 11 November 2026 Databricks published a post about the new Genie, an autonomous AI for enterprise work.
- Genie can now be given a job that runs on a schedule or trigger, with actions approved as it goes.
- Previously Genie was mainly used to ask questions.
Why it matters
Teams adopting the new Genie will let an AI agent run jobs unattended, so access, scheduling and approval settings need to be configured before rollout.
Who’s affected
- Databricks Genie users
- Enterprise data teams considering autonomous AI agents
What to do
- Review the approval settings for Genie actions before enabling scheduled or triggered jobs.
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On 11 November 2026 Databricks published The new Genie: autonomous AI for complex enterprise work . The short version: Genie is no longer only something you ask questions. You can hand it a job, let it run on a schedule or a trigger, and approve its actions as it goes. That is a…
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Databricks published The new Genie: autonomous AI for complex enterprise work
DEV Community: ai
The new Genie runs jobs on its own. What to set up before you let it