as in mechanization
the process of putting an apparatus, operation, or system under the control or regulation of mechanical or electronic devices
feared that automation would add millions to the ranks of the unemployed
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Some labor analysts question whether automation will help workers.
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Queenie Wong Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Former unicorns Alto and Capsule conducted multiple rounds of layoffs, with the latter reportedly struggling with automation efforts.
—Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Should your focus be on automation and cost-cutting, or augmenting human capabilities?
—Oguz A. Acar
bob Bastian, Harvard Business Review, 31 Oct. 2024
Don’t Hate, Collaborate Why have so many companies jumped straight to full-scale automation when there is a smarter way that’s far less of a zero-sum game?
—Mantvydas Štareika, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Queenie Wong Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Former unicorns Alto and Capsule conducted multiple rounds of layoffs, with the latter reportedly struggling with automation efforts.
—Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Should your focus be on automation and cost-cutting, or augmenting human capabilities?
—Oguz A. Acar
bob Bastian, Harvard Business Review, 31 Oct. 2024
Don’t Hate, Collaborate Why have so many companies jumped straight to full-scale automation when there is a smarter way that’s far less of a zero-sum game?
—Mantvydas Štareika, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for automation
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“Automation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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