The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that Thomson Reuters is betting on the value to professionals of artificial-intelligence agents that can carry out complex tasks accurately and on their own, seeking to tamp down fears of disruption that have hung over the software sector in recent weeks. The Globe's James Bradshaw writes that as AI-based products flood the market, Thomson Reuters is seeking to draw a contrast. On one side is its own software, trained using a vast trove of content that spans the legal, tax and corporate sectors. And on the other, new plug-in tools brought to market by AI giants. To highlight the difference, Thomson Reuters is making the case that its AI-based software is already taking hold at law firms as well as tax practices, as lawyers and accountants seek to speed up their work and automate laborious tasks. The company announced Tuesday that its AI-enabled CoCounsel technology now has one million users in more than 100 countries and territories. Some competing products present well in demonstrations but stumble when it comes to accuracy and verification, said Prof. Jonathan Schwarz, head of AI research at Thomson Reuters and a visiting professor at Imperial College London.