RPA Integrates AI To Extend Automation

Companies are combining rule-based robotic process automation (RPA) with AI and language models to handle unstructured inputs and reduce manual work, the article reports. Analysts including Gartner and McKinsey say generative AI can summarize documents, extract details, and enable broader automation, while vendors such as Blue Prism (part of SS&C Technologies) adopt "intelligent automation". Firms retain RPA for stable, regulated workflows and integrate AI incrementally.