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Definition

Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) combines AI, machine learning, and workflow orchestration to automate complex business processes beyond rule-based RPA — adapting to unstructured inputs and evolving procedures.

Key Points

  • Global IPA market forecast $35.8B by 2030 (kleiner-perkins citing Poetic market analysis)
  • Largest verticals: financial services, healthcare, government
  • 2026 differentiation: reliability in production vs demo-quality agentic-ai
  • poetic positions as next-generation IPA with deterministic execution

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