Learn about the fundamental data engineering challenges in building production-ready AI agents in this 28-minute conference talk from Open Data Science. Explore why creating serious AI agents remains difficult today and discover potential solutions for tomorrow's development landscape. Examine the significant gap between impressive demos and robust production systems, while diving into the architectural obstacles that consistently challenge developers in the agent space. Understand the real barriers preventing the transition from AI agent hype to practical reality, with insights into the data infrastructure requirements that underpin successful agent implementations.