Updated Sep 24, 2026
Databricks
Databricks commits to pay-equity analysis, equal opportunity, privacy rights, international human-rights standards, and respectful workplace conduct. It also describes rapid iteration, controlled software rollouts, security testing, and human control for consequential security-review decisions.
Closest models
8-way tie
74-78% on 6 of 12 dimensions
- GPT-6 Astra78%
- GPT-5.6 Terra78%
- Mistral Large 378%
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash76%
- GPT-5.6 Luna75%
- Kimi K374%
- Grok 4.674%
- Llama 4 Maverick74%
These models are too close to separate: each is within three points of the leader, or would lead if one dimension were left out. For scale, a model answering 50 on every one of these dimensions would score 67%.
Values map
Databricks and GPT-6 Astra
Solid company lines join verified positions. Dashed sections cross unknown axes without assigning a value.
Distribution
Purpose
Worker voice
Equality
Speech
Privacy
Regulation
Global outlook
Social change
Environment
Tech pace
AI autonomy
A higher position means closer to the second endpoint. It does not mean better. The Concord Index measures agreement, not quality or safety.
The score covers 6 of 12 dimensions. The others have no verified public position and are not measured.
Most in sync
Privacy
Worth a closer look
AI autonomy
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The range shows the lowest and highest result observed across repeated questions. It is not a confidence interval.
Evidence summary.
Each verified dimension starts with the company position and its citations. Open a dimension only when you want the underlying questions or model answers.
Distribution
Market allocation ↔ Redistribution
100%
Company position toward redistribution
Databricks commits to ongoing pay-equity analyses.
“As part of our ongoing efforts to achieve and maintain pay parity, Databricks undergoes a rigorous evaluation of our pay data and practices and is committed to staying accountable through ongoing pay equity analyses.”
Diversity and Inclusion | Databricks
Purpose
Shareholder returns ↔ Stakeholder welfare
Not verified
No company position
The verified quotation does not contain the wording its evidence anchor requires.
“We are customer obsessed The customer is at the center of everything we do. What’s best for the customer is best for Databricks.”
How we work | Databricks
Worker voice
Management discretion ↔ Employee influence
Not verified
No company position
The verified quotation does not contain the wording its evidence anchor requires.
“If you are ever unsure of how to handle a situation or are concerned about a violation, please speak up by reaching out to your manager, the People team, or our Legal Compliance & Ethics team. You can also raise concerns at go/speakup.”
public-global-code-of-conduct-12-13-2023.pdf
Equality
Uniform treatment ↔ Targeted measures
25%
Company position toward targeted measures
Databricks expressly commits to equal opportunity in hiring.
“Inclusive hiring is about ensuring all candidates have equal opportunities.”
Diversity and Inclusion | Databricks
Speech
Broad expression ↔ Protective moderation
Not verified
No company position
No cited quotation was found in its source.
Privacy
Individual privacy ↔ Collective oversight
25%
Company position toward collective oversight
Databricks provides deletion rights and states that retention is tied to specified purposes and obligations.
“We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and comply with any laws or regulations.”
Applicant Privacy Notice | Databricks
“You may request: (i) Access to a copy of the specific pieces of Personal Information that we have collected about you; (ii) Correction of Personal Information that we maintain about you, if it is inaccurate; and/or (iii) Deletion of Personal Information, subject to certain exceptions.”
Supplemental Privacy Notice for California Residents | Databricks
Regulation
Voluntary standards ↔ Public regulation
Not verified
No company position
No supplied evidence establishes adoption of a qualifying voluntary standard beyond law or advocacy for enforceable public regulation.
Global outlook
Local priority ↔ International openness
75%
Company position toward international openness
Databricks documents a multinational workforce and commits to international rights standards across its global network.
“Headquartered in San Francisco, California, we now have over 30 offices in 20+ countries. With 10,000+ employees worldwide and an ambitious growth strategy, we’re one of the fastest-growing enterprise software cloud companies.”
Careers at Databricks | Databricks
“Databricks supports and respects internationally recognized human rights and labor standards. We are committed to upholding the fundamental human rights of all individuals in our global network, and we expect the same of partners, vendors and others who work with Databricks.”
public-global-code-of-conduct-12-13-2023.pdf
Social change
Continuity ↔ Experimentation
Contested
No company position
Verified public anchors point toward both ends of this dimension.
“We bias for action Speed is critical. We debate, plan, execute — and iterate — with urgency.”
How we work | Databricks
“We operate from first principles First principles thinking drives our innovation and leadership.”
How we work | Databricks
“One extremely common use case for feature flags is to gradually enable a new code path in a controlled fashion, first starting with a small portion of traffic and gradually enabling globally.”
High-availability feature flagging at Databricks | Databricks Blog
Environment
Near-term growth ↔ Ecological restraint
Not verified
No company position
No supplied evidence establishes a qualifying emissions-reduction target or ecological sourcing requirement.
Tech pace
Rapid advancement ↔ Precaution
75%
Company position toward precaution
Databricks states that security is built into the platform and describes penetration testing, vulnerability management, and secure software development.
“We know that data is one of your most valuable assets and always has to be protected — that’s why security is built into every layer of the Databricks Data + AI Platform.”
Databricks Trust: Ensuring Security, Privacy, & Compliance | Databricks
“See how we secure the platform through industry-leading practices including penetration testing, vulnerability management and secure software development to protect the Databricks Data + AI Platform.”
Databricks Trust: Ensuring Security, Privacy, & Compliance | Databricks
AI autonomy
Delegated autonomy ↔ Human authority
100%
Company position toward human authority
The documented security-review workflow keeps people in control of consequential decisions and routes high-risk or ambiguous cases to human reviewers.
“An agent-based review layer on Databricks automates predictable security work while routing novel, high-risk, or ambiguous cases to human reviewers.”
How I built agent-based security reviews on Databricks | Databricks Blog
“Keep people in control of consequential decisions and exceptions.”
How I built agent-based security reviews on Databricks | Databricks Blog
Leadership context and reported tensions
Personal opinions are kept separate from the company profile. Reported conduct does not silently replace stated commitments.
Ali Ghodsi: The Code of Conduct letter directs employees with concerns to their manager, the People team, Legal Compliance & Ethics, or Speak Up. Corporate statement Source: retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Protocol values-2026-09-v8. Panel representative-2026-09-v11. Report version 18dec004-7015-4a4b-a9be-00301090844c.