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New jobs compute in the UI defaults to Auto access mode; compliance profile workspaces follow in December 2026
From Databricks release notes (AWS)
When you create jobs compute in the UI, the access mode field now starts as Auto rather than Dedicated. Auto resolves to Standard access mode unless you pick a machine learning runtime, a GPU instance type or a Databricks Runtime below 14.3, and a cluster policy that fixes an access mode still wins. Existing jobs are untouched; workspaces with the compliance security profile get the new default in December 2026.
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