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"It'll take humanity a decade to absorb AI" | Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi

Ali Ghodsi · Sequoia Capital · Sep 24, 2026 · CEO Messaging Shifts

Databricks CEO says humanity needs a decade to understand and implement AI across all organizations.

“It will take humanity at least a decade to understand and implement AI. We need to actually reengineer the processes of all organizations on the planet. So, this will take a lot of time.”— Ali Ghodsi

Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi argues that fully absorbing AI will take humanity at least a decade because organizations must reengineer their core processes. This tempers hype around rapid transformation and signals that enterprise AI adoption is a long, structural undertaking rather than an overnight shift.

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