Automation
Something that runs by itself: IF a trigger happens, THEN an action follows — with no human in between the steps.
In practice
Photos backing up every night at 2am.
Where students meet it
Automation is taught in Lesson 10, AI on Autopilot: Triggers, Actions & Automation, part of the Automation unit of the AI Explorers course for kids. Jalen is the guide for that lesson, and it is one of 6 terms in the unit.
Often mixed up with
- AI Agent
An AI given a goal that plans its own steps to get there. It does not run in a straight line — it navigates decisions.
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KNOWING THE WORD IS THE START
Automation is one of 58 terms students meet across 16 video lessons that teach them to direct AI rather than just use it.