Equal Rights for AI Agents


There was already a report on the status and management of AI agents in the May 2023 issue of E3. Cloud provider Workday presented an "HCM" platform for managing new employees at the beginning of this year. In his opening speech at this year's Annual General Meeting, SAP CEO Christian Klein also emphasized that AI agents based on SAP Joule can be more than just IT tools. UiPath has now also taken on the topic of managing AI agents.
Understanding agent
"By combining our years of experience in UI automation with the latest advances in agent technology, we have developed a UI agent that not only mimics clicks, but understands intent, plans ahead and takes action on its own," explained Raghu Malpani, Chief Technology Officer at UiPath. "This is an important step towards agents that can accurately and purposefully navigate real-world business interfaces."
UiPath has unveiled its next generation UiPath Platform for Agentic Automation - a platform that unifies AI agents, robots and humans in a single system. With orchestration at its core, the platform aims to transform workflows by enabling the creation, deployment and management of reliable AI agents with scalability, flexibility and compliance. The UiPath Agentic Automation platform is available for free on UiPath.com, so anyone can start creating, deploying and managing agents.
Agentic Automation combines traditional RPA, AI models and human expertise in connected workflows where humans, robots and AI agents work together synergistically to optimize processes and increase business efficiency. These agent-based workflows are intelligent, adaptable and governed - enabling automation that is not only powerful but also trustworthy.
While conversational AI and agent-based assistants have proven their value in individual cases, scaling AI across the enterprise remains difficult. Key obstacles include security and compliance risks, lack of reliability, faltering pilot programs and fear of vendor lock-in. This platform addresses these challenges head-on, combining decades of automation experience with a new agent-based architecture designed specifically for mission-critical workloads.
Orchestration and intelligence
"With this launch, we are fully into our second phase," said Daniel Dines, co-founder and CEO of UiPath. "We've built a platform that combines AI, RPA and human decision making so organizations can deliver smarter and more resilient workflows without adding complexity. As models and chips become commoditized, the value of AI is shifting towards orchestration and intelligence. This is where UiPath is leading the way. But we are also leading the way in empowering people to be more creative and productive and to realize their full potential. This is the ongoing mission of UiPath."
Scalable AI agents
UiPath Maestro is the new orchestration level at the heart of the platform. It automates, models and monitors complex business processes end-to-end - with integrated process intelligence and KPI monitoring for continuous optimization. Maestro provides the centralized overview required to securely scale AI-powered agents across systems and teams. The platform supports both business technologists and experienced developers with intuitive low-code tools and advanced programming environments.
Developers can use Agent Builder in UiPath Studio to quickly prototype agents and customize them as needed. This allows both technical business experts and experienced programmers to easily create sophisticated, scalable automations that can adapt to complex business requirements and changing business needs. With this latest release, UiPath also introduces the UI Agent for Computer Use, which is currently in private preview. A natural language-driven agent that understands user intent, schedules multi-step tasks and autonomously executes actions across interfaces.