From ancient water wheels to robotic process automation (RPA), automation technology has evolved throughout history to liberate human beings from arduous tasks. Yet, RPA struggles with tasks needing human-like intelligence, especially in elaborate design of workflow construction and dynamic decision-making in workflow execution. As Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged human-like intelligence, this paper introduces Agentic Process Automation (APA), a groundbreaking automation paradigm using LLM-based agents for advanced automation by offloading the human labor to agents associated with construction and execution. We then instantiate ProAgent, an LLM-based agent designed to craft workflows from human instructions and make intricate decisions by coordinating specialized agents. Empirical experiments are conducted to detail its construction and execution procedure of workflow, showcasing the feasibility of APA, unveiling the possibility of a new paradigm of automation driven by agents. Our code is public at https://github.com/OpenBMB/ProAgent.

这篇文章介绍了一种名为Agentic Process Automation (APA)的新型自动化模式，通过利用基于大型语言模型（LLM）的代理人将人的劳动转移到与构建和执行相关的代理人，实现了先进自动化。我们实例化了一个名为ProAgent的LLM代理人，用于根据人类指令制定工作流程并进行复杂决策的协调。通过实证实验详细说明了工作流程的构建和执行过程，展示了APA的可行性，揭示了一个由代理人驱动的新自动化范式的可能性。

ProAgent：从机器人流程自动化到主动流程自动化