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From now on, the computer does this busywork

The companion page to the video. The most important money-saving reflex first: not everything that sounds like automation needs AI.

The distinction that saves money

Not everything that sounds like “automation” needs artificial intelligence. Those who confuse the two pay for a rocket where a bicycle would do.

  • Rule-based (runs the same way every time) → automate without AI: simpler, more stable, cheaper.
  • Requires understanding → only here does AI come into play.
  • Judgement / negotiation → leave with people.

The approach in four steps

  1. Record the process — click by click. Exactly as an employee does it. This recording is your blueprint.
  2. Capture the rules. Log in, navigate, read out, enter, repeat.
  3. Progress and restart — the part amateurs leave out. A good automation remembers where it was and carries on cleanly.
  4. Let it run unattended, at night. In the morning, a person only checks the result.

The 8-question check (PDF below, in German) tells you for a specific task whether and how it pays off.

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Automatable or not? — 8-question check (PDF, German)

Eight questions that tell you whether a task can be automated — and whether you need AI for it. Cookieless, no email required. (PDF, German)

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Frequently asked questions

Does automation always need AI?
No. The majority of office busywork is rule-based — it runs the same way every time. That is best automated without AI: simpler, more stable, cheaper. AI only comes in when genuine understanding is required.
What stays with people?
Everything involving genuine judgement — assessing an exception, negotiating with a customer. The gain is that your people have time for exactly that again.

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