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automation

[aw-tuh-may-shuhn] / ˌɔ təˈmeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
machine control
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"My role focuses on finding practical ways to use technology, automation, data and AI to improve how we operate," says Coventry-based Patel.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

It is also working to lower energy costs, increase automation and decrease logistics expenses to cut the production cost of each vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Successful automation also gives Amazon choices about where the savings go.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

An ICO spokesperson said AI and automation could "make recruitment quicker and more efficient" but "must not come at the expense of people's rights".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

An astonishing amount of the ship ran on automation.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

“What they want to do is create their own processes, their own workflows, their own agents, their own automations on top of it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

The company aims to make its 700-plus people self-sufficient, building the automations and AI processes they need themselves.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025

Routines, Shortcuts and other automations probably won’t cure a serious smartphone addiction.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024

As a result, program traders gave way to more sophisticated automations with much more advanced technology: High-frequency trading.

From Scientific American ● May 19, 2023

Hiring specifically in back-office functions such as human resources will be suspended or slowed, Krishna said, adding that 30% of non-customer-facing roles could be replaced by AI and automations in five years.

From Reuters ● May 1, 2023


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