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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

The platform, powered by a new dedicated mobile app, will eventually deploy AI agents to automate some routine expense management and accounts payable workflows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The “marketing engineer” is emerging as a new job title for professionals who build AI systems to automate marketing tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Then log on, navigate to the desired services, do what you want to automate, and disconnect.

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

“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

It unveiled a new data platform that automates that descriptive process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

By August, Walmart was close: More than 65% of stores were receiving some automated freight and over 50% of e-commerce inventory was moving through automated systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

A few years ago, during the run-up to the Thanksgiving holiday rush, workers in one of the new automated California grocery warehouses realized that its robotic arms fumbled large frozen turkeys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Last fall, Kroger said it would take a $2.6 billion charge to close three automated e-commerce fulfillment centers as a result of “the automated fulfillment network not meeting financial expectations.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

He also said WhatsApp banned millions of accounts each year for "malicious behaviours", such as bulk account registration or automated messaging.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

All I’ve found so far is an occasional bounty hunt and a part-time waitress job—a job that’ll also vanish the instant the diner buys an automated waitress.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

But WM, formerly known as Waste Management, has already seen operational improvements from automating significant parts of its residential trash collection business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 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

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

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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