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If you use AI agents, you’ve probably faced these problems. I've explained 5 common issues and how to fix them. 1. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦: AI agents often forget earlier parts of a conversation or lose track when handling long tasks. For example, if you’re chatting with an AI for 10 minutes, it may forget what you said at the start. 𝘍𝘪𝘹: Use 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 like 𝗟𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 or 𝘃𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀. These tools let the AI store and recall important information from past messages, keeping context alive. 2. 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀) 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦: Sometimes AI gives answers that sound confident but are completely wrong. This happens because it guesses instead of checking facts. 𝘍𝘪𝘹: Add 𝗥𝗔𝗚 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹-𝗔𝘂𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) and 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁-𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. These make the AI search for real, verified information before answering, reducing wrong outputs. 3. 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦: AI agents may call APIs or tools too often or use the wrong ones, wasting time and resources. Example: an AI calling a weather API multiple times unnecessarily. 𝘍𝘪𝘹: Use 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 (rules and checks) and 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 to control how and when the AI uses tools. This ensures the system runs efficiently and only makes valid API calls. 4. 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 & 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦: When multiple AI agents or large systems work together, they can become slow and expensive to run. 𝘍𝘪𝘹: 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 by: • Caching previous results • Combining tasks into batches • Reducing unnecessary LLM calls This makes the system faster and more cost-efficient. 5. 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦: AI agents sometimes handle sensitive data (like personal or financial info) and could expose it when connecting to external tools or APIs. 𝘍𝘪𝘹: Add 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 such as: • Access controls (who can view data) • Data masking (hiding sensitive info) • Audit logs (tracking every action) These measures make the AI workflow safer and compliant. You can apply these solutions to make your AI agents more reliable, secure, and efficient. ✅ Repost for others in your network who can benefit from this.