The AI Morning Post — 20 December 2025
Est. 2025 Your Daily AI Intelligence Briefing Issue #4

The AI Morning Post

Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Future Tech

Tuesday, 23 December 2025 Manchester, United Kingdom 6°C Cloudy
Lead Story 8/10

Agent Orchestration Frameworks Surge as AI Systems Go Multi-Modal

Three major agent management frameworks launched this week, signaling enterprise shift from single AI models to coordinated multi-agent systems for complex workflows.

The simultaneous emergence of memvid's memory layer (10.5k stars), AWS Labs' agent-squad framework (7.2k stars), and Strands' model-driven SDK reflects a fundamental shift in how enterprises deploy AI. These aren't just tools—they're infrastructure for the next generation of AI applications.

Unlike monolithic AI assistants, these frameworks enable specialized agents to collaborate on complex tasks. Memvid replaces traditional RAG pipelines with serverless memory, while agent-squad handles multi-agent conversations and Strands offers model-driven agent development in minimal code.

This trend mirrors the evolution from mainframes to microservices. As AI capabilities become commoditized, the competitive advantage shifts to orchestration, coordination, and the ability to seamlessly integrate multiple specialized AI components into coherent business workflows.

By the Numbers

Combined GitHub Stars 22.2k
Agent Frameworks Launched 3
Developer Engagement 2.1k forks

Deep Dive

Analysis

The Memory Problem: Why RAG Isn't Enough for Modern AI Agents

Traditional Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) systems work well for static knowledge retrieval, but they fundamentally break down when AI agents need to maintain context across extended interactions, learn from past conversations, or coordinate with other agents in real-time.

Memvid's approach represents a paradigm shift—treating memory as a first-class citizen rather than an afterthought. By implementing a serverless memory layer that persists across sessions, agents can build genuine understanding over time, similar to how humans accumulate context and experience.

The implications extend beyond technical architecture. Persistent memory enables AI agents to develop genuine expertise in specific domains, maintain long-term relationships with users, and coordinate complex multi-step processes that span days or weeks rather than single conversations.

This evolution from stateless to stateful AI systems mirrors the broader maturation of the field. As we move toward 2026, the companies that master persistent, coordinated AI systems will likely dominate the next wave of enterprise automation and human-AI collaboration.

"The shift from stateless to stateful AI systems represents the biggest architectural change since the transformer revolution."

Opinion & Analysis

The Content Safety Arms Race Has Only Just Begun

Editor's Column

The surge in downloads for NSFW and age detection models signals that enterprises are finally taking AI safety seriously. But current approaches remain reactive—detecting harmful content after generation rather than preventing it.

We need proactive safety measures built into model architectures themselves. The companies that crack this code will unlock AI deployment at unprecedented scale across regulated industries.

Foundation Models Are Becoming Commodities

Guest Column

BERT and ELECTRA's continued dominance in trending models reveals an uncomfortable truth: most real-world AI applications don't need cutting-edge foundation models. They need reliable, well-understood tools that integrate seamlessly.

The future belongs to companies that can orchestrate these commodity models effectively, not those chasing the latest benchmark scores. Infrastructure and integration trump raw capability every time.

Tools of the Week

Every week we curate tools that deserve your attention.

01

Memvid 1.0

Serverless memory layer replacing complex RAG pipelines for AI agents

02

Agent-Squad Framework

AWS Labs' solution for managing multiple AI agents and conversations

03

Strands SDK Python

Model-driven approach to building AI agents with minimal code

04

Kiln AI Platform

Unified platform for evals, RAG, agents, and synthetic data generation

Weekend Reading

01

Memory-Augmented Neural Networks: A Comprehensive Survey

Deep dive into how persistent memory transforms AI agent capabilities and limitations of current approaches

02

Multi-Agent Systems in Enterprise: Lessons from Distributed Computing

Historical perspective on why agent orchestration patterns mirror microservices architecture evolution

03

The Economics of AI Safety: Why Content Filtering Became a $2B Market

Analysis of how regulatory compliance is driving massive investment in AI safety tooling across industries