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automate

[aw-tuh-meyt] / ˈɔ təˌmeɪt /
VERB
use machines to replace human workers
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Among them are Medway Council chiefs who say they will use AI to "draft care plans" and automate invoice processing.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

GXO has spent nearly $1 billion over the past five years to automate more of its buildings, which serve customers such as Levi Strauss, Nike and Verizon Communications.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Figma launched its own design agent in May, which customers are using to automate repetitive layout tasks, write component documentation and enforce compliance, Melwani said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Advanced AI models -- largely developed in the United States and China -- offer the ability to quickly analyze data and automate many tasks that otherwise take skilled humans longer to do.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Then log on, navigate to the desired services, do what you want to automate, and disconnect.

From The Online World by Odd De Presno

Software that automates price-setting—often driven by AI—can quickly turn that data into tailored pricing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

And as the artificial-intelligence industry grows, a new wave of agentic AI investing platforms is emerging that automates active, autonomous trading decisions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

"This self-regulating behavior helps keep fuel production more stable throughout the day and automates the system, while reducing dependence on batteries and costly external components," he added.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

Radclyffe's firm developed technology that automates office tasks and administrative work such as form filling, with the work completed far more quickly - and cheaply - than by humans.

From BBC May 4, 2026

You get on these by sending a message to a specific e- mail address, which is often that of a computer that automates the process.

From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation

The company, whose automated license readers document plate data as vehicles drive past, says it has partnerships with 5,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Robots like automated industrial equipment and smart vacuum cleaners are already widely used in factories, warehouses and homes.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Song remains adamantly offline, relying on the "Four Pillars of Destiny" astrology in braille and on her four decades of experience in careful listening -- a skill her automated competition cannot match.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Our travel columnist Dawn Gilberton’s experience in Lisbon and relatively smooth sailing in Paris and Rome this month underscore the crapshoot travelers face under the European Union’s new automated border-control system.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The school did send out a robocall about “Kah-den Boosh” missing one or more classes, because the automated voice can’t pronounce my name.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Investors also fear that generative AI could disrupt the country's $315-billion IT services industry by automating tasks long outsourced to India, such as customer service and app maintenance.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

That means automating picking, handling and eventually packing goods.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Cervo, founded in 2024, created a platform that uses agentic AI to draft customs entries by extracting information off documents about imported goods, automating what was a time-consuming, manual task.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

To remove the emotional component, experts recommend automating your stock sales.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Instantly I begin counting a beat in my head, automating my actions.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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