# Automation's second act: the agentic imperative

DevFeed: [Automation's second act: the agentic imperative](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/automation-s-second-act-the-agentic-imperative-79247.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.uipath.com/blog/product-and-updates/agentic-imperative-automations-second-act>)

Author: Yiannis Broustas - Blog

Published: 2025-05-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [UiPath RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/uipath-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [Agentic AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/what-is-agentic-ai.md>), [workflow automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/workflow-automation.md>), [AI for customer service automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-for-customer-service-automation.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [build](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build.md>), [product-and-updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-and-updates.md>)

## AI overview

UiPath presents agentic automation as a combination of AI agents, traditional automation, and human decision-making for complex enterprise workflows. The article outlines challenges such as implementation costs, security concerns, skill gaps, and pilot projects that fail to scale, then describes potential applications and recommends a phased approach to adoption and ongoing monitoring.

## Source excerpt

The new era of agentic automation is here. Explore the trends, impact, and how to harness its potential.