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AI + Low-Code Platforms: Citizen Automation in 2025 How AI copilots and low-code tools are letting non-developers build real automations — fast. A few years ago, a simple expense-approval app meant waiting on the IT backlog. In 2025, the same workflow can be built by the finance manager herself — no code, just prompts. That’s the promise of AI + low-code and why people call this shift citizen automation . TL;DR: Low-code platforms + AI copilots let non-technical teams build apps and automations in hours, reducing IT backlog and speeding up operations — as long as governance is in place. What is “Citizen Automation”? Citizen automation empowers non-technical employees (finance, HR, ops, marketing) to create workflows, apps, and bots with minimal code using: Low-/no-code platforms: Microsoft Power Platform, Zoho Creator, Appian, OutSystem...

Automation is one of the hottest topics in 2025 — but what exactly are people searching for? I explored Google Trends and SEMrush to find the most searched automation keywords this year, and here’s what stood out. Step 1: Checking Google Trends I started by plugging common automation terms into Google Trends: “automation trends 2025” → Huge global search volume, especially in January and after big tech events. “hyperautomation” → Flat for months, then spiked after Gartner’s latest report. “agentic AI” → Barely visible a year ago, but rapidly rising in the past six months. “automation testing tools” → Steady, but shifting toward tool comparisons like Selenium vs Playwright. Observation: Agentic AI is clearly an emerging trend. Old favorites like Selenium remain steady but are slowly being challenged by newer tools. Step 2: Using SEMrush fo...