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I previously thought they were mutually exclusive. But recently I read a sharing from a...

I previously thought they were mutually exclusive. But recently I read a sharing from a big guy, he believes that workflow and AI Agent are actually in a collaborative relations...

July 25, 2025 · 1 min read

I previously thought they were mutually exclusive.

But recently I read a sharing from a big guy, he believes that workflow and AI Agent are actually in a collaborative relationship.

Synergy between workflow and AI Agent AI Agent can generate workflow.

In fact, in essence, each specific action of Agent executing plan can also be regarded as a temporary workflow.

Therefore, there is actually a close relationship between them, especially in the toB enterprise scenario.

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