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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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But many say the remit includes building AI systems to automate marketing tasks like competitor analysis, paid media buying and the creation of personalized ads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

You can write script files to automate the online work further.

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

Ketryx CEO Erez Kaminski, whose company sells software that automates compliance for medical-device manufacturers, said about half of his customers brought up anxieties about AI in calls this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 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

Trade technology provider Altana said Tuesday it is acquiring Cervo AI, an artificial-intelligence platform that automates the process of writing customs entries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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

A London-based non-profit organisation, People Like Us, is raising awareness of people's legal right to challenge automated decisions when they disagree with the outcome.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Patriot missiles, an automated command and control system and a 360-degree air defence radar system are seen as critical components of this system and are among the items in the $14 billion package.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Their income has boomed since the pandemic to a median $97,550 a year, and their hands-on work isn’t easily automated away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

After being stonewalled by automated model guardrails, the Citrini team reached out to Anthropic.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The school did send out a robocall about “Kah-den Boosh” missing one or more classes, because the automated voice can’t pronounce my name.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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

Beijing has been quite clear that it sees AI as a solution to its ageing workforce, and is rapidly automating manufacturing and production.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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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