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More context should make AI agents better. It often does the opposite. Martin Keen explains context rot, the four major context failure modes, and how context engineering improves long-running AI agents. Learn why better agents often require less context, not more.
00:00 Bigger Context Windows, Better AI Agents? Not So Fast
00:45 Context Rot: Why AI Models Become Less Reliable Over Time
01:05 What Is Context Engineering and Why Does It Matter?
01:50 Inside an AI Agent’s Context Window: What’s Taking Up Space?
04:35 Context Poisoning: When Bad Information Becomes ‘Truth’
05:20 Context Distraction: How Long Histories Derail Agent Performance
06:03 Context Confusion: Why Too Many Tools Hurt AI Accuracy
06:55 Context Clash: When Conflicting Information Breaks Reasoning
07:32 4 Context Engineering Fixes: Validate, Compact, Curate & Prune
09:50 The Key Lesson: Why AI Agents Often Perform Better with Less Context
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More context should make AI agents better. It often does the opposite. Martin Keen explains context rot, the four major context failure modes, and how context engineering improves long-running AI agents. Learn why better agents often require less context, not more.
00:00 Bigger Context Windows, Better AI Agents? Not So Fast
00:45 Context Rot: Why AI Models Become Less Reliable Over Time
01:05 What Is Context Engineering and Why Does It Matter?
01:50 Inside an AI Agent’s Context Window: What’s Taking Up Space?
04:35 Context Poisoning: When Bad Information Becomes ‘Truth’
05:20 Context Distraction: How Long Histories Derail Agent Performance
06:03 Context Confusion: Why Too Many Tools Hurt AI Accuracy
06:55 Context Clash: When Conflicting Information Breaks Reasoning
07:32 4 Context Engineering Fixes: Validate, Compact, Curate & Prune
09:50 The Key Lesson: Why AI Agents Often Perform Better with Less Context
AI news moves fast. Sign up for a monthly newsletter for AI updates from IBM → https://ibm.biz/~D9ApFMnpA
AI was used in the creation of the transcript and metadata for this video.
#aiagents #contextengineering #aiworkflows #ai
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Find us on YouTube:
🔵 IBM Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@IBMTechnology
🔵 IBM: https://www.youtube.com/@IBM
🔵 IBM Developer: https://youtube.com/@IBMDeveloperAdvocates