What is AI exactly? Well it stands for artificial intelligence first of all and really means that there are products out there that can think for themselves. Now AI doesn't just come in the form of a robot that talks but software that gets smarter the more you use it for example.
Automation on the other hand is tasks and work getting automated and I'm speaking more about hardware and software. For example, Bitcoin mining robots and machines are a great example of what automation technology is capable of doing these days, make us cash!
So where do i think AI and automation is going? I'll continue my thoughts tomorrow and let you know.