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automation

[aw-tuh-mey-shuhn] / ˌɔ təˈmeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
machine control
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That role—dubbed “the person in the loop”—is at the crux of fears about combat automation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

For Waste Management’s WM Recycling unit, automation is viewed as the key to extracting more profit by slashing labor costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Fans of AI automation may be more excited by the Thursday appearance of Peter Steinberger, the Austrian creator of the open-source AI agent OpenClaw that took Silicon Valley by storm earlier this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

And technology is also set to transform home security systems, says Michael Short, vice president of marketing operations and residential at Crestron Electronics, a Rockleigh, N.J., company specializing in automation systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Inside, the hydrofoil gearings for the Pole Star sat in red dimness, clicking gears and whirring automation mechanicals for the sails and hydrofoils and parasail reels.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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