Giving AI Agents “Live Memory” with Aurora Zero-ETL and Redshift Vector Search

Hey everyone! Honestly, it feels so good to be sitting down and writing to you all again. I want to start with a massive apology for the radio silence and the long gap between my last few posts. Life has a funny way of getting busy, but I’ve missed this community and our deep dives into the future of tech. We’re talking about a problem that has been bugging me all through 2025 and into 2026: AI situational awareness. Let’s dive in. The "Goldfish" Problem: Why Your AI is Gaslighting Your Users 🐠🌀 Look, we need to have a genuine heart-to-heart about your AI agents. We’re well into 2026, and yet, most AI “agents” still have the situational awareness of a goldfish in a blender. It’s a bit heartbreaking, isn't it? You know the feeling: You’ve spent weeks perfecting your system prompts, the UI is looking like a work of art, and your LLM is sharp. But the second a user actually does something—like upgrading a subscription, changing a delivery address, or updating their profile—the AI is the