Uipath Inc.

Prabhdeep Singh

Christian Berg

Anton McGonnell

Marco Alban Hidalgo

Palak Kadakia

Liji J Kunnath

Tony Y Tzeng

Alexandru Cabuz

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based process identification, extraction, and automation for robotic process automation (RPA) is disclosed. Listeners may be deployed to user computing systems to collect data pertaining to user actions. The data collected by the listeners may then be sent to one or more servers and be stored in a database. This data may be analyzed by AI layers to recognize patterns of user behavioral processes therein. These recognized processes may then be distilled into respective RPA workflows and deployed to automate the processes.

Artificial intelligence-based process identification, extraction, and automation for robotic process automation

Artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) model drift detection and correction for robotic process automation (RPA) is disclosed. Information is analyzed pertaining to input data for an AI/ML model to determine whether data drift has occurred, analyze information pertaining to results from execution of the AI/ML model to determine whether model drift has occurred, or both. When, based on the analysis of the information, a change condition is found, a change threshold is met or exceeded, or both, the AI/ML model is retrained. The retrained AI/ML model may then be deployed to provide better predictions on real world data.

Artificial intelligence / machine learning model drift detection and correction for robotic process automation

A machine learning (ML) model retraining pipeline for robotic process automation (RPA) is disclosed. When an ML model is deployed in a production or development environment, RPA robots send requests to the ML model when executing their workflows. When a confidence level of the ML model falls below a certain confidence, training data is collected, potentially from a large number of computing systems. The ML model is then trained using at least in part the collected training data, and a new version of the ML model is deployed.

Machine learning model retraining pipeline for robotic process automation

Probabilistic models may be used in a deterministic workflow for robotic process automation (RPA). Machine learning (ML) introduces a probabilistic framework where the outcome is not deterministic, and therefore, the steps are not deterministic. Deterministic workflows may be mixed with probabilistic workflows, or probabilistic activities may be inserted into deterministic workflows, in order to create more dynamic workflows. A supervisor system may be used to monitor an ML model and raise an alarm, disable an RPA robot, bypass an RPA robot, or roll back to a previous version of the ML model when an error is detected by a data drift detector, a concept drift detector, or both.

Inserting probabilistic models in deterministic workflows for robotic process automation and supervisor system

Process evolution for robotic process automation (RPA) and RPA workflow micro-optimization are disclosed. Initially, an RPA implementation may be scientifically planned, potentially using artificial intelligence (AI). Embedded analytics may be used to measure, report, and align RPA operations with strategic business outcomes. RPA may then be implemented by deploying AI skills (e.g., in the form of machine learning (ML) models) through an AI fabric that seamlessly applies, scales, manages AI for RPA workflows of robots. This cycle of planning, measuring, and reporting may be repeated, potentially guided by more and more AI, to iteratively improve the effectiveness of RPA for a business. RPA implementations may also be identified and implemented based on their estimated return on investment (ROI).

Process evolution for robotic process automation and workflow micro-optimization

Human-in-the-loop robot training using artificial intelligence (AI) for robotic process automation (RPA) is disclosed. This may be accomplished by a listener robot watching interactions of a user or another robot with a computing system. Based on the interactions by the user or robot with the computing system, the robot may be improved and/or personalized for the user or a group of users.

Human-in-the-loop robot training for robotic process automation

Artificial intelligence (AI) layer-based process extraction for robotic process automation (RPA) is disclosed. Data collected by RPA robots and/or other sources may be analyzed to identify patterns that can be used to suggest or automatically generate RPA workflows. These AI layers may be used to recognize patterns of user or business system processes contained therein. Each AI layer may 'sense' different characteristics in the data and be used individually or in concert with other AI layers to suggest RPA workflows.

Artificial intelligence layer-based process extraction for robotic process automation

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to select and/or chain robotic process automation (RPA) models a given problem is disclosed. A model of models (e.g., an RPA robot or an ML model) may serve as an additional layer on an existing system that makes the existing models more effective. This model of models may incorporate AI that learns an improved or best set of rules or an order from existing models, potentially taking certain activities from a model, feeding input from one model into another, and/or chaining models in some embodiments.

Using artificial intelligence to select and chain models for robotic process automation

Use of artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) models is disclosed to determine sequences of user interactions with computing systems, extract common processes, and generate robotic process automation (RPA) robots. The AI/ML model may be trained to recognize matching n-grams of user interactions and/or a beneficial end state. Recorded real user interactions may be analyzed, and matching sequences may be implemented as corresponding activities in an RPA workflow.

Determining sequences of interactions, process extraction, and robot generation using artificial intelligence / machine learning models

Techniques for training an artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) model to recognize applications, screens, and UI elements using computer vision (CV) and to recognize user interactions with the applications, screens, and UI elements. Optical character recognition (OCR) may also be used to assist in training the AI/ML model. Training of the AI/ML model may be performed without other system inputs such as system-level information (e.g., key presses, mouse clicks, locations, operating system operations, etc.) or application-level information (e.g., information from an application programming interface (API) from a software application executing on a computing system), or the training of the AI/ML model may be supplemented by other information, such as browser history, heat maps, file information, currently running applications and locations, system level and/or application-level information, etc.

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