May 27, 2026 41:37 E36

Trust Arrives on Foot: Sage's AI Philosophy with Manav Thiara

Recorded live on the main stage at Sage Future in San Francisco, Emily and Matt sit down with Manav Thiara, SVP of Data & AI and Technical Fellow at Sage, to unpack the wave of AI announcements coming out of the conference. Manav breaks down the Sage AI Factory, the new AWS Agent Core partnership, and what the "black box to glass box" shift actually means for partners and customers navigating an increasingly noisy AI landscape. The conversation also tackles the bigger philosophical question head-on: will AI replace humans, and how close are we to mass adoption?

(00:00) - Live at Sage Future
(01:13) - Meet Manav Thiara
(02:11) - Trust and Democratizing AI
(03:48) - What a Technical Fellow Does
(05:37) - One Platform Across Products
(07:23) - Sage AI Factory Explained
(09:46) - AI Announcements Breakdown
(10:50) - Will AI Replace Jobs
(15:31) - AWS AgentCore Partnership
(17:22) - Agent Marketplace for Partners
(19:03) - Trust Leaves on a Horse
(22:34) - Trust First AI Strategy
(24:29) - Cutting Through Market Noise
(26:22) - When AI Becomes Normal
(28:21) - Multimodal AI and Agents
(31:54) - AGI Hype and Real Value
(33:25) - Learn by Building
(36:25) - Developer Portal and Academy
(38:29) - Final Takeaways and Farewell

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Creators and Guests

Host

Emily Madere

Host

Matt Lescault

Guest

Manav Thiara

Senior Vice President of Data and AI at Sage