Context

When using AI Agents to detect company events from news sources (like new manufacturing facilities, product launches, or M&A activities), you may encounter situations where the agent doesn't correctly identify or date recent announcements. This can happen when the agent is relying on specific data sources or has timing interpretation issues.

Answer

To ensure your AI Agent accurately detects and dates news articles:

1. Combine related criteria into a single agent for better context. For example, when checking for manufacturing facilities:

   • Include both "Does this company have production facilities?" AND

   • "Has this company announced a new plant opening in the last X days?"

2. When writing prompts, be specific about the sources to search:

   • Include "financial documents"

   • Specify "company press releases"

   • Add "public domain news sources"

3. For industry or business descriptions, use inclusive criteria to ensure comprehensive coverage. For example:

   • "Does this company have production facilities?" OR

   • "Is there another industry/business description this company falls under?"

4. Set up automated monitoring with appropriate frequency:

   • Configure your AI Agent to run automatically at regular intervals (e.g., every 90 days for product announcements)

   • Use specific time‑based queries like "Has this company announced a new voice product in the last 90 days?"

   • Consider the typical announcement cycle for your target events when setting frequency