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Explore how SQL database engines function as a form of artificial intelligence that has been quietly powering applications for decades in this conference talk by D. Richard Hipp, creator of SQLite, delivered at React Universe Conf 2025. Discover why SQL qualifies as AI and how it compares to large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, or Grok. Learn how SQL compilers translate declarative queries into optimized execution plans, examining multiple possible algorithms for a query and understanding how the engine selects the best one in microseconds. Understand why advanced optimizations in SQL engines solve NP-complete problems on your behalf and how leveraging SQL as an AI assistant can boost productivity and accuracy while preventing the need to reinvent the wheel with custom code. Gain practical guidance on when to use embedded engines like SQLite versus client-server databases like Postgres or MySQL. Reframe your understanding of SQL as the AI assistant you already have and discover why mastering it is key to long-term developer productivity.
