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Opening Remarks�The First International Workshop on the Future of No-Code Digital Apprentices IJCAI23, Aug 21, Macau

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Organizers

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Keynote speakers

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Theme Introduction

  • The ability of non-programmers to create digital automation
  • The evolution and impact of no-code digital automation
  • Redefining the boundaries between code and users

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Selected Topics

  • Autonomous Agents
  • AI as a teammate, and digital labor
  • Teaching methods for no-code/low-code users
  • AI approaches for digital automation RPA
  • NLP for digital interaction and action transformers
  • Multi-modal-based semantic representation actions
  • Human-computer Interaction with digital apprentices
  • Specification of tasks using prompts and dialogue
  • End-user programming, validation, and supervision
  • human-AI collaboration and human-centered AI
  • Program synthesis
  • Programming by demonstrations and NL

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Who are we?

  • Representatives from industry and academia
  • Researchers, engineers, practitioners, and others
  • Many novel ideas and vision
  • An assembly of brilliant minds and innovators
  • Your participation is the cornerstone of this workshop's success�

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Who Are We?

  • Global participants from various regions and backgrounds

MIT, University of Michigan, University of Texas, University of Macau, University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Seoul National University, Ben Gurion University, Tong University, University of Thessaly, University of Tsukuba, European Institute of Innovation and Technology, IBM Research, Microsoft Research

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Roundtable Introduction (Optional)

  • Quick interactive session (if time allows)
  • How many researchers?
  • How many engineers?
  • How many practitioners?
  • Participants briefly introduce themselves (optional)

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Goals

  • To understand the current landscape and future prospects of No-Code Digital Automation
  • Facilitate discussions between industry and academia
  • Identify challenges and explore potential solutions
  • Foster collaborations for the future
  • Building a new community�

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Logistics

  • Coffee breaks
  • Lunch break:
    • Perfect time for networking and informal discussions
  • Reminder:
  • Agenda
    • Search for AutoMates@IJCAI
    • https://ijcai23automates.github.io/�

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Let's Shape the Future Together

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