Automation vs Physical AI

Michael MacKenzie presents a short comparison of automation and physical AI, drawn from a broader discussion about IoT and physical AI.

The distinction: repetition versus improvement

MacKenzie frames the difference in terms of what happens across repeated runs:

• Automation repeats a task.
• Physical AI gets smarter each time it runs.

The key distinction is not simply performing work repeatedly, but improving as it runs.

Watch the full conversation on IoT and physical AI for the broader discussion.