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automation

[aw-tuh-mey-shuhn] / ˌɔ təˈmeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
machine control
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“By extending AI-enabled automation and insights across Paychex HCM platforms and into Microsoft business applications where clients already work, we are making these capabilities easier to access and adopt,” Gibson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The suppliers argued that competitors overseas benefited from lower energy costs, greater automation and, in some cases, government subsidies.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Additionally, the team said Palantir has “a very strong demand backdrop for its AI and automation software,” and faces little competition there from other AI and software providers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

What is different from traditional automation isn’t that the machine lacks accountability, but that it can now make choices that look increasingly like those made by an accountable person.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

One of the many reasons for this decline is the replacement of workers through the use of robots and other forms of automation that require fewer workers, even those with advanced skills.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

“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

Brown suggests prioritizing bookkeepers and accountants, building automations or hiring someone to generate leads.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 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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