Automation and hyperautomation are cut from the same cloth. Each solution gives businesses exactly what they crave: Technology that yields faster and more financially responsible processes that are freer of error. That said, hyperautomation takes automation one step further. With it comes additional layers of advanced technologies that cultivate end-to-end automation processes, streamlining workflows and enabling teams to remove some tedious day-to-day tasks. Their unique components allow them to build off one another, and each on its own could be the right call for your business process optimization efforts.

Gary Fowler is a serial AI entrepreneur with 17 startups and an IPO. He is CEO and co-founder of GSDVS.com and Yva.ai. The long-standing question of whether technology will replace humans is a very popular topic for discussion. And yet, the resolution to this debate is not that simple or black and white; there are a lot of factors playing into the relationship between technological process and human engagement. Among the biggest trends in technological advancement that have been raising such questions are automation and hyperautomation. The two are different yet interrelated.