Why MotherDuck refuses to fork DuckDB

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Till Döhmen from MotherDuck discussing their role in the DuckDB ecosystem and the use of AI in data interaction.

At a recent MCP developer summit, The New Stack spoke with Till Döhmen, AI lead at MotherDuck, about the company’s growing role in the evolving DuckDB ecosystem. Backed by investors including Tomasz Tunguz, MotherDuck is commercializing the open-source analytical database DuckDB while also expanding how employees interact with data through AI agents rather than traditional dashboards.

People in this episode

Host: The New Stack

Guest: Till Döhmen

Topics covered

• DuckDB ecosystem
• AI agents
• open-source databases
• data interaction
• MotherDuck

Keywords

• MotherDuck
• DuckDB
• AI agents
• data interaction
• open-source

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MotherDuck, DuckDB

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