Context Engineering for AI Agents: 4 Failure Modes to Avoid

Learn more about Context Engineering here → https://ibm.biz/~5YM1VAeG0 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? 04:3