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automate

[aw-tuh-mayt] / ˈɔ təˌmeɪt /
VERB
use machines to replace human workers
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AI assistants can help automate tasks, prompting companies to rethink the sizes of their global workforce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

One of the tools they are using is a Chinese open-source hacking tool called Artex, which uses artificial intelligence to automate the process of breaking into a computer network.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 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

For some workers AI might be a useful tool, but robots could automate other jobs, he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

You can define macros to automate your work.

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

One utility also reported unauthorized modifications to software that automates plant operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 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

Goldman’s report calculated that a third of the Stoxx 600’s aggregate wage bill could be automated, which could lift earnings by as much as 24% if implemented successfully.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 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

Last year, a Los Angeles World Airports representative said LAX would move to integrate Waymo taxis once the automated Skylink people mover has been completed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The radar station closed in 2006 but it was revived in 2018 for Arctic surveillance as an automated remote radar head.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 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

However, a lack of knowledge around credit scores and automating payments landed him in heavy debt after college, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

More recently, the evolution of AI has increased the ease with which these websites can be populated with content, eliminating the need to pay writers and automating the production of social media posts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 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

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

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

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper


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