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

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 knowAWS launches AgentCore framework
Marc Brooker (VP, distinguished engineer at Amazon) author
Framework designed to implement essential components of agentic systems
Published October 16, 2025 on Amazon Science blog
Educational/technical deep-dive on agentic systems architecture
AWS launched AgentCore framework for agentic systems
Marc Brooker (Amazon VP & distinguished engineer) authored technical explainer
Framework implements essential components of agentic AI systems
Published on Amazon Science blog (Oct 16, 2025)
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Amazon Scienceamazon.science
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.