A big wave of AI agents rolled out this week around the world. AI agents are smart computer helpers that can do jobs by themselves. Many companies are now putting these agents into their businesses to make work faster and easier.

Essity, a large hygiene company, joined with Accenture and Microsoft to use AI agents for helping with money and buying things. At the same time, Google Cloud shared a big guide on how to build AI agents that work well. The guide explained that agents can learn and get better over time.

Small businesses also got new tools this week. Intuit made AI agents to help businesses in the United Kingdom work faster. GoDaddy made Airo.ai, which brings AI agents to small business owners. These agents can help with selling things, managing money, and handling projects.

Banks and insurance companies started using AI agents to stop crime and handle customer forms faster. In the United States, DHL started using AI agents with a company called HappyRobot to handle phone calls and emails by themselves. Bain & Company said that AI agents could change how people shop online in big ways.

However, many people are worried. About 71 percent of companies say they do not fully trust AI agents yet. But experts say that about 90 percent of business leaders think AI agents will handle work tasks within three to five years. The big story this week is that AI agents are moving from being just an idea to being real tools that companies are actually using.