As AI apps become mainstream, conventional IT wisdoms apply. AI apps must be no monoliths, but need to be logged, audited, and overall well integrated into normal IT. This means all AI data – vectors, input, output – is best stored in a normal RDBMS. Better still: In an open source database with performance, stability, and ease of use. Here is an overview of the AI opportunities, possibilities, methodologies, and features in MariaDB Server.