This weekly update shows how AI agents are changing the way humans and computers work together. Companies are moving away from fully independent AI systems toward collaborative approaches where humans and AI work as teammates.

Asana, a work management company, launched AI Teammates on September 28, 2025. These AI helpers don't work alone. Instead, they team up with humans to get tasks done. Asana's CEO Dan Rogers said that making AI completely independent is "the wrong goal" for business use. The company found that fully independent AI agents fail 70% of the time.

Meanwhile, researchers at Berkeley University created a new way for humans and AI to design robots together. The system helps people create shape-changing robots that can morph into different forms. Scientists were surprised by how well the AI could handle complex robot designs when working with human input.

In the business world, AI is helping reduce boring, repetitive work. A 2025 survey found that teams spend 46% of their time just collecting and checking data. AI tools are fixing this problem. For example, Allianz company cut their data work by 60% using AI helpers.

However, there are still big challenges. A recent report showed that while 99% of companies use AI, 91% of executives are worried about it. Nearly half of these companies don't even have basic rules for AI use. This shows that even as AI gets better at working with humans, companies need better plans for using it safely and effectively.