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automate

[aw-tuh-mayt] / ˈɔ təˌmeɪt /
VERB
use machines to replace human workers
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One of Europe's leading makers of humanoid robots and robotic arms, Agile works in the field of "physical AI", with its equipment used to automate and speed up factory work.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

AI assistants can help automate tasks, prompting companies to rethink the sizes of their global workforce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

EBay has spent years focusing on the category, he said, including with an AI-driven scanning tool to help automate the listing and pricing of trading cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

Procomm is simple for novices, can automate the work for advanced users and be run on almost any MS-DOS computer.

From The Online World by Odd De Presno

Real-time supply-chain data tracks shop inventory and automates reordering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

"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

“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

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

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

We already know what an AI-speed attack on American infrastructure would look like: an automated agent scanning for exposed infrastructure, writing an exploit for each controller and hitting thousands of sites overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

In a further update issued at 19:50 GMT, Microsoft said it was "testing a configuration" to fix the problem, which was "causing servers to fail automated health checks and become unavailable".

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Rather than relying on astronauts to connect individual pieces, the robot uses an automated arm to retrieve structural tubes and connecting joints from nearby storage dispensers.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

The kitchen sink faces the home’s breathtaking ocean views, while automated pocket doors seamlessly connect the room to the picturesque outdoor living space.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The Mailbox was completely automated, so there were no employees to contend with, and when I walked in there were no customers either.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Because it lags the U.S. in this field, automating many tasks could provide Europe with more room to improve its productivity economywide.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

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

Researchers wrote in a paper published Monday that automating AI research could set off an “intelligence explosion.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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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