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Tines Launches 3B AI Platform, Shifting from No-Code to AI-Authored Workflows
Key points
- Tines launched 3B, an AI-powered platform for enterprise workflow authoring.
- 3B uses AI to write code based on natural language descriptions.
- Tines rebuilt its platform for 3B, moving away from its no-code approach.
- The company believes LLMs reduce the need for visual builders in workflow automation.
Tines Introduces 3B Platform
Tines, a company specializing in automation platforms, has released its new offering, 3B. This platform utilizes artificial intelligence to create enterprise workflows. Unlike its previous no-code approach, 3B generates conventional code for execution, allowing IT and security teams to maintain control over the deployed solutions.
Shift from No-Code to AI-Generated Code
The core functionality of Tines 3B allows users to describe desired workflows, applications, or agents using natural language. The platform then translates these descriptions into code. Tines co-founder and CEO Eoin Hinchy stated that the company undertook a complete rebuild of its front end, middle layer, and back end for 3B, despite the continued growth of its existing no-code business.
Hinchy indicated that Tines views low-code and no-code as having a limited lifespan, citing the increasing capability of large language models to write code. This perspective led to the strategic decision to develop the new AI-centric platform.
Background and Strategic Rationale
Tines was founded in 2018, initially offering a visual builder for security and IT staff to automate tasks across disparate tools without requiring software engineering skills. While Tines had previously integrated AI features like copilots and agentic actions into its original platform, the company became skeptical about the long-term viability of visual builders as LLMs improved at code generation.
Hinchy previously predicted in late 2023 that natural-language chat would supersede no-code interfaces. The company's shift with 3B reflects this belief, repositioning Tines' role from assisting users in assembling workflows to managing the AI-produced code, including credentials, integrations, and permissions.
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Reporting from
Tines, an automation platform company, launched 3B, a new platform that uses AI to author enterprise workflows while executing them with conventional code. This move signals Tines' belief that the low-code/no-code paradigm has a "sell-by date" due to advancements in large language models capable of generating code.