## This Week in AI Agent Collaboration

AI Agents Are Everywhere Now

This week showed us that AI agents – computer helpers that can think and act on their own – are becoming a normal part of how businesses work. An AI agent is like having a smart helper that doesn't need you to tell it every little thing to do. It can understand big, complicated problems and figure out how to solve them.

Professional Services Get AI Upgrades

On November 5th, Thomson Reuters announced something big for people who work in law and taxes. They created new AI agents that can help with really hard tasks. Imagine having a helper that can read through thousands of pages of legal documents or figure out complicated tax rules without getting tired. The new tools are called ONESOURCE+ and also upgraded versions of CoCounsel. These AI helpers can do tasks that have many steps and would normally take humans hours or days to finish.

Investment Company Powers Up With AI

Franklin Templeton, one of the world's biggest investment companies, announced on November 6th that they're now using AI agents in real work situations. They partnered with a company called Wand AI to put intelligent agents inside their daily operations. The AI agents help their teams with investment research and making their work faster. What's cool is that Franklin Templeton tested these agents first to make sure they worked well before putting them everywhere in the company.

Supply Chain Gets Smarter

On November 4th, Infios, a company that helps manage orders and deliveries, partnered with AWS (Amazon Web Services, the cloud company started by Amazon). Together, they're building AI agents that watch over orders as they move through the supply chain. These agents are like traffic controllers that can see problems before they happen. If something might go wrong with a delivery, the AI agent figures out a better way to handle it. The system will start working in early 2026 and will help stores, delivery companies, and manufacturers do their jobs better.

Even Soccer Gets AI Help

LALIGA, which is Europe's best soccer league with teams from Spain, decided on November 7th to use AI agents to help run their business better. They hired Globant, a company that builds technology solutions, to create AI agents for different parts of the organization. These agents will help analyze how soccer players perform, create videos and stories for fans to watch, and make the league run more smoothly. This is a big deal because it shows that AI agents aren't just for computers and math – they can help with sports and entertainment too!

The Big Banks and Accounting Firms Are Ready

The world's biggest professional service companies – PwC, Deloitte, EY, and KPMG – have already built their own AI agent systems and are using them with their clients. PwC created something called Agent OS, which is like an app store but for AI helpers. Different departments can use special agents made just for their work. KPMG built something called Workbench where multiple AI agents work together like a team of humans would. These agents handle audit work, check that companies follow the rules, and prepare reports that government regulators need to see. Because these systems are being used by the biggest companies in the world, it shows that AI agents really work and businesses trust them.

Everyone Is Building Platforms

Right now, all the biggest technology companies are racing to create places where other companies can build and use AI agents. Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Google, and others are offering money and training to help other companies create new AI agents. It's like they're all building marketplaces where you can find the AI helpers you need for your business. This race shows how important AI agents are becoming – companies that build the best platforms could control how AI develops in the future.

Why This Matters

All this news shows that AI agents are not just something for the future anymore – they're working in real jobs right now. From helping with taxes and legal work to managing soccer leagues and supply chains, AI agents are becoming normal teammates for people at work. Companies that use these AI agents well are getting advantages over companies that don't, which means we'll see more and more of them in the coming months and years.