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automation

[aw-tuh-mey-shuhn] / ˌɔ təˈmeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
machine control
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The figure also shows that the impact of AI may be bigger for higher paying jobs, a departure from recent versions of automation that hit middle-income workers harder.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The equal-weighted baskets have done well year-over-year, though the robotics and automation company basket has pulled back this year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Blue-collar workers globally have reckoned with growing levels of automation, from mechanized arms welding sheet metal to mixing paint.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The rise in automation, though, has also raised concerns about whether AI will wipe out certain jobs in software engineering, customer service, entertainment and other areas.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Inside, the hydrofoil gearings for the Pole Star sat in red dimness, clicking gears and whirring automation mechanicals for the sails and hydrofoils and parasail reels.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

“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

Routines, Shortcuts and other automations probably won’t cure a serious smartphone addiction.

From Seattle Times Jan. 21, 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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