Jenny Tsai-Smith, Oracle
This interview is recorded at Oracle Data Deep Dive 2026 during the Oracle AI World Tour in New York City and features Jenny Tsai-Smith of Oracle, senior vice president of database product management. Tsai-Smith explains how artificial intelligence reshapes enterprise application development and frames GenDev as a blend of philosophy, best practices and technology. They highlight Oracle APEX AI Application Generator, AI agents, Oracle AI Database capabilities including autonomous AI vector stores, agent memory and integration with open formats such as Apache Iceberg. Key takeaways emphasize trust, privacy and developer productivity. Tsai-Smith states that trust equals confidence in data correctness, access controls and outcomes and that these concerns are addressed through features such as Deep Data Security and propagated user identity. They highlight simplified autonomous AI vector databases for lower cost and ease of use, agent factories for no-code agent creation and learning resources such as LiveLabs Docker images and FreeSQL to accelerate adoption. Watch to learn practical guidance on generative development, agent memory and secure AI for application development, and how Oracle integrates AI into database and developer workflows to improve productivity and governance.