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automation

[aw-tuh-may-shuhn] / ˌɔ təˈmeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
machine control
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Ben Palone is senior director of automation and commercialisation at Western Growers, an association that represents farmers in the western US.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Using AI to autonomously operate automobiles, trucks, and drones, as well as other industrial automation initiatives, represent a $400 billion market opportunity by increasing equipment uptime while reducing training and operating costs,” they said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 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

Arun Kumar, a co-leader of the industrial products group for consulting firm AlixPartners, said automation is rapidly maturing for equipment at construction and mining sites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Today, thanks to automation, it takes five jobs.

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

Zietz and co-founder Daniela Muñoz started LemonLime earlier this year as a business that creates AI agents and automations for companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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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