The Difference Between Automation and AI Automation
Traditional automation follows rules: if this, then that. It works brilliantly for structured, predictable processes but breaks the moment something unexpected happens. An invoice in a slightly different format. An email that doesn't match the template. A request that falls between categories.
AI automation adds intelligence to handle variability. It can read unstructured documents, understand natural language, and make judgment calls that previously required humans. This dramatically expands what can be automated, from perhaps 20% of a process to 80% or more.