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automate

[aw-tuh-mayt] / ˈɔ təˌmeɪt /
VERB
use machines to replace human workers
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Once you decide the amount of money you want to put toward this bill each month, automate payments on payday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

While bots are commonly associated with fake social media accounts that may post false, divisive and inflammatory content, they are also used to automate tasks like scanning web pages so they appear on search engines.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

With lean teams, many small-caps can adopt AI tools quickly, automate workflows, and expand capacity without proportionally growing head count.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Job duties depend on who you ask, but many say the remit includes building AI systems to automate marketing tasks and improving how companies show up in chatbot replies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He entered the receptionist's office, flicked a hand at LaVerne Sandell, one of the few employees it seemed impossible to automate out of her position, and said, "The Chief is probably expecting me."

From Subversive by John Schoenherr

"We are really trying to address the staff shortage, not replace drivers," said Milo Belien, a software engineer at Futurail, a French-German start-up that automates trains.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Amazon said it would spend more than $100 million on a new robotics factory near Indianapolis as it automates more of the work inside its warehouses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“As AI automates more of the economy and more of society, we are handing over more and more power to it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

ServiceNow, which helps companies handle IT support and automates business tasks, reported better-than-expected sales growth in July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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

And blue-collar roles increasingly require advanced training as factories become more automated and complex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

That improvement could be especially important as large language models, automated content moderation, and other AI technologies increasingly depend on understanding human communication.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Patriot missiles, an automated command and control system and a 360-degree air defence radar system are seen as critical components of this system and are among the items in the $14 billion package.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

A survey conducted by Censuswide among 2,000 UK workers who had applied for at least one job in the past 24 months found that 75% were unaware of their right to challenge an automated rejection.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The warnings trigger automated safety systems, forcing elevators to come to a halt and open their doors.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

While the company acknowledged that AI is automating tasks, it said the roles being eliminated weren’t being replaced by AI.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The real danger of automating our ordinary encounters isn’t that we’ll suddenly forget what human connection feels like.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

That could involve redesigning tax structures to "make it a bit more attractive to hold on to workers than automating them," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Dean, who joined Google as its 30th employee in 1999, will be chief executive at a new public-benefit corporation called Discovery Loop that aims to accelerate technology by automating complicated, multistep science and engineering tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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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