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How is AI-Powered Automation Different from Traditional Automation?

Mark_Witman
Mark_Witman 6 days ago

Automation isn’t new—we’ve had workflow tools, scripts, and process automation for decades. But now, everyone is talking about AI-powered automation as if it’s a whole new revolution.

My question is: what truly sets AI-powered automation apart from traditional automation?

  • Is it just about smarter marketing and buzzwords?

  • Or does it really deliver unique benefits like adaptability, predictive decision-making, and better scalability?

  • For businesses, is the ROI actually higher compared to the older automation methods?

I’d love to hear your thoughts and real-world examples.

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  • colporteur
    colporteur 6 days ago +1
    I'm cynical after reading this question. It is a pretty deep for a first post. Can you sweeten the bait you're fishing with? Who or what are you? What is your motivation? What do you need? Are you looking…
  • dougw
    dougw 6 days ago +1
    Why not ask an AI this question? When asking this question to ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini, Gemini had the best answer, followed by Copilot. ChatGPT was the briefest.
  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo 6 days ago +1
    My opinion... We gripe when Marketing doesn't ask our opinion and we gripe when they do. The difference? Now we've added HYPE! Yeah, but it's adaptive. After we've added a ton of more instances …
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    BigG 6 days ago
    Mark_Witman said:
    My question is: what truly sets AI-powered automation apart from traditional automation?

    To answer your question... I reckon AI-powered automation is likely to at least give you a long winded nicely-worded email or notification as to why the system crapped out (yet again). I suppose it beats getting those cryptic messages "System failure as at hh:mm:ss. Error code: 55322112!" and then having 10 minutes before the morning operations meeting to figure out the real cause of the problem.

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    BigG 6 days ago
    Mark_Witman said:
    My question is: what truly sets AI-powered automation apart from traditional automation?

    To answer your question... I reckon AI-powered automation is likely to at least give you a long winded nicely-worded email or notification as to why the system crapped out (yet again). I suppose it beats getting those cryptic messages "System failure as at hh:mm:ss. Error code: 55322112!" and then having 10 minutes before the morning operations meeting to figure out the real cause of the problem.

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