As someone who's played PUP for far longer than its relevance I'd appreciate it if this wasn't the case. Often I've popped NMs then had to move them to a safe place to duo with my automaton before engaging. I also prefer to have a greater degree of control over my automaton over having it go and make decisions on its own. The requirement for maneuvers to be active to influence the AI annoys me at times but I understand its importance. Maybe if this were in the form of an attachment but I'd imagine that'd be a huge undertaking for the Devs. Do what I tell it, don't do things I don't tell it to do. That's what I look for when I'm PUPing. I'd be demanding something like a JA to make the automaton cast a buff/heal when the appropriate spellcast timers are up long before this.