This week saw exciting advances in AI agents across science and business. In the United States, AWS announced new funding for research on agentic AI systems that can make decisions without human help. Scientists in Southeast Asia shared how AI tools are now designing software and managing computer networks on their own.

A major report from Forrester warned companies that agentic AI will soon be as important as electricity for staying competitive. Meanwhile, LexisNexis revealed new legal research AI that can predict court case outcomes by analyzing old documents.

Canada made headlines with Beacon AI Centers starting work on huge computer facilities in Alberta to support advanced AI projects. Doctors in Europe began testing medical AI agents that suggest personalized treatments by reading thousands of health studies overnight.