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Demystifying AI agents

AWS just shipped AgentCore. Here's what's actually happening inside agentic systems.

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Why it matters

AWS is moving beyond theory to implementation with AgentCore framework, signaling enterprise-ready AI agents are no longer experimental — this is how the infrastructure layer is taking shape.

The key facts

9 to know
  1. AWS launches AgentCore framework

  2. Marc Brooker (VP, distinguished engineer at Amazon) author

  3. Framework designed to implement essential components of agentic systems

  4. Published October 16, 2025 on Amazon Science blog

  5. Educational/technical deep-dive on agentic systems architecture

  6. AWS launched AgentCore framework for agentic systems

  7. Marc Brooker (Amazon VP & distinguished engineer) authored technical explainer

  8. Framework implements essential components of agentic AI systems

  9. Published on Amazon Science blog (Oct 16, 2025)

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Publisher excerpt: Amazon vice president and distinguished engineer Marc Brooker explains how agentic systems work under the hood — and how AWS’s new AgentCore framework implements their essential components.
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