{
  "id": 9561713,
  "title": "UiPath’s new tool could unlock a much bigger wave of automated business processes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/uipaths-new-tool-could-unlock-a-much-bigger-wave-of-automated",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-24T13:10:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Computerworld",
    "slug": "computerworld",
    "url": "https://www.computerworld.com/article/4226128/uipaths-new-tool-could-unlock-a-much-bigger-wave-of-automated-business-processes-2.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "UiPath launched Cartographer, a new tool aimed at documenting the informal knowledge required to run enterprise processes. The tool builds a \"Map of Work\" capturing exceptions, workarounds, and judgment calls that existing automation tools overlook. CEO Daniel Dines emphasized that this knowledge is often missing and crucial for unlocking the potential of automation. However, he acknowledged that the initial drafts will be incomplete as these details are difficult to capture. Mark Geene, UiPath's group senior vice president of agentic solutions, sees Cartographer as the next step in a five-year effort to expand automation into more complex, exception-heavy areas. Analysts and customers noted that the real test of Cartographer will be if enterprises can effectively capture and maintain the knowledge it uncovers. The success of the tool depends on teams sharing their knowledge accurately, a challenge known as knowledge management, a problem enterprises have faced for decades. The capture process includes a \"Decision Ledger\" for human approval of exceptions, which will be crucial in regulated industries. While Cartographer promises to act as an on-the-job training for agents, turning them into experts like newly hired employees, it is not meant to replace people but to reshape their roles.",
  "summary": "A decade ago, UiPath built its business on watching people work, recording keystrokes and clicks to automate tasks employees already did by hand. This week, amid an industry consumed by autonomous agents, the company’s newest product suggests that same instinct still has a place. UiPath used its Fusion conference in Las Vegas to launch Cartographer, a tool for building what the company calls a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}