Automation
Technologies that reduce manual intervention in processes by defining repeatable criteria, workflows and actions.
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A practical glossary for automation, system autonomy, AI and CIRMS concepts.
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Intelligent Automation
The combination of automation with data, analytics and AI techniques to improve decision support and operational efficiency.
System Autonomy
The ability of a system to perform programmed operations under defined conditions with reduced manual intervention while remaining governed and observable.
Business Process Automation
Software-driven automation of repeatable business activities and workflows across one or more systems.
Robotic Process Automation
Software bots that imitate human interactions with applications for high-volume, repeatable tasks.
Cyber-Physical System
A system combining computation, communication and physical processes through sensors, control and feedback.
Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI)
AI systems focused on specific tasks or bounded problem domains.
Generative AI
AI models capable of generating content such as text, images, code or structured outputs in response to inputs.
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
A hypothetical form of machine intelligence capable of general-purpose intellectual performance across a broad range of tasks.
AI Data Readiness
The process of converting operational data into governed, structured, traceable and semantically usable knowledge for AI systems.
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