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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

When the last bill is paid, instead of taking it as extra cash to spend in the present, automate savings for retirement and other big financial goals.

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

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

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

Technology automates, it complements and it creates new expertise and new work.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 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

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

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

But many of Reddit’s de facto rulers—the unpaid, mostly-anonymous moderators who police each subreddit and wield automated management tools—are determined to keep any other whiff of marketing out of the organic feeds they lovingly cultivate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“So there is less waste, less cut lumber and less labor” in an automated process.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 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

Then there was a ding, and an automated voice said, “The next stop is Alewife.”

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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

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

By automating these repetitive journeys, Geek+ says retailers can increase picking speeds, store more goods in spaces that are hard to reach for humans, and reduce errors.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The companies also are betting that “AI agents” will be able to proactively tackle more in the future, automating repetitive tasks in customer service, online shopping and other industries.

From Los Angeles Times 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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