Weaviate CEO & Co-Founder Bob van Luijt talks about how vector databases evolved into AI-native databases and why that matters for engineers building production AI.The conversation covers core use cases (vector search, RAG), the new wave of database-level agents (query & transformation agents), multi-tenancy and storage optimizations, and practical notes on getting started with Weaviate’s cloud and free tier. Expect clear explanations, a short demo video walkthrough, and product lessons from scaling an open-source database.