Workflow automation
A rule-based workflow that runs a process from pre-set rules or pre-written code.
Can include AI as a step. If a model handles some steps and uses judgment inside them, it becomes an agentic workflow. If an agent decides its own next steps, it is agentic.
Also called
- RPA
- Rules-based automation
- Process automation
Often confused with
- Agent An AI system that works toward a goal by deciding its own next steps and using tools to take actions.
Related
- Orchestration The coordination and triggering of agents or steps: deciding what runs when, passing results between them, and handling failures.
- Computer use A tool that lets an agent work a computer screen the same way a person would (view, click, type).
How it connects
- Workflow automation with AI judgment becomes Agentic workflow