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automate

[aw-tuh-mayt] / ˈɔ təˌmeɪt /
VERB
use machines to replace human workers
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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

Bayne is an inventor, with patent-pending applications for artificial intelligence tools that automate legal workflows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Others automate the process using automatic communications scripts.

From The Online World by Odd De Presno

"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

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

Not every missed opportunity was a result of automated vetting processes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Critics question whether automated systems can reliably identify inconsistencies in a country with vast linguistic and social diversity.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

For example, vacuuming an empty hallway is a simple task that can be automated with relatively little data.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The department hasn’t found any evidence that its automated license plate reader data have been shared with any immigration enforcement agency, said Dean Gialamas, commanding officer of the LAPD’s Information Technology Bureau.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 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

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 CEO 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. 6, 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

Instantly I begin counting a beat in my head, automating my actions.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper


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