Dines: Early UiPath automated tasks in minutes that took days in competitor software
Daniel Dines · From Tiny Romanian Startup to Global AI Automation Leader | Daniel Dines, CEO of UIPath · May 31, 2024 · at 18:43
Daniel Dines, CEO of UiPath, recalls demonstrating their early computer vision capabilities to industry experts who were familiar with competing automation tools.
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“It would have taken days in other software, using very cumbersome process, it's days.”
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