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automate

[aw-tuh-mayt] / ˈɔ təˌmeɪt /
VERB
use machines to replace human workers
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Bayne is an inventor, with patent-pending applications for artificial intelligence tools that automate legal workflows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

AI is also helping to automate inventory tracking and improve order accuracy, executives said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Companies are using AI to automate entry-level cybersecurity tasks, shifting job market demand toward more experienced workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

In wealth management, where Rogo says it is still in its early days, the firm wants to automate some of the same types of tasks for advisers that it has for investment bankers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

He entered the receptionist's office, flicked a hand at LaVerne Sandell, one of the few employees it seemed impossible to automate out of her position, and said, "The Chief is probably expecting me."

From Subversive by John Schoenherr

Gearing Up: Amazon, already one of the world’s biggest robot makers, is scaling up production as it automates more of the work inside its warehouses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 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

“Agentic AI trading automates the active, complex work, multistep trades, strategy switching, custom position sizing. That’s not automating discipline; that’s automating action. Not the same thing.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 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

Officers were subsequently able to use automated license plate readers to identify the minivan and two addresses, one in Anaheim and another in Fountain Valley, that were associated with it, Garcia said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The investigators note that the findings may apply only to blood pressure measurements taken with automated devices.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The company’s focus on automated services, like its Bill Pay invoicing system, also appealed to startups looking to keep things lean in a pandemic-disrupted economy.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

The company said it was working with airlines on a procedure to allow pilots to re-enable the automated navigation feature if needed, and devising a software fix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“The next stop is Davis Square,” the automated voice said.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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

That means automating picking, handling and eventually packing goods.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Aside from automating tasks, advisers might apply AI to predict market behavior or evaluate investment strategies.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 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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