Databases That Think: Building AI-Ready Systems with MongoDB’s Richmond Alake {Replay}

Season 9 Episode 34

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

Connect with Richmond:
🔗 LinkedIn

🌐 MongoDB Website

🧠 Register for MongoDB

🤖 AI Agents Article

💾 Best Repo for AI Developers

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Databases That Think: Building AI-Ready Systems with MongoDB’s Richmond Alake {Replay}