automated
adjective
au·to·mat·ed
ˈȯ-tə-ˌmā-təd 
: operated automatically
an automated process
automated equipment/machinery
a fully/highly automated factory
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The vast majority [of receipts] go in on an automated basis.
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Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Last year, Stanford researchers introduced a new test for A.I. image models that uses human evaluators, rather than automated tests, to determine how capable a model is.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The basic version provides cruise control and steering assistance, while an enhanced version including navigation and automated lane changes and exiting.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Compressor-style ice cream makers are more automated, making for a quicker process overall.
—Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Here’s how automated savings plans typically work: State lawmakers pass legislation that requires employers without retirement plans to join a new state program.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
With his economic agenda, Biden has sought to address the driving factors behind America’s industrial decline, caused in large part by competition ceded to Southeast Asia in the 1980s and 2000s, as companies left for cheaper labor or automated technology.
—Akayla Gardner, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
That kind of automated, proactive monitoring gives network administrators the ability to clearly see where failures have occurred and how they can be fixed and prevented in the future.
—Douglas Murray, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The Post documented multiple instances of staff sleeping on the job, falsifying records, skipping resident checks and ignoring alarms and automated texts indicating dementia care unit doors had been opened.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Last year, Stanford researchers introduced a new test for A.I. image models that uses human evaluators, rather than automated tests, to determine how capable a model is.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The basic version provides cruise control and steering assistance, while an enhanced version including navigation and automated lane changes and exiting.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Compressor-style ice cream makers are more automated, making for a quicker process overall.
—Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Here’s how automated savings plans typically work: State lawmakers pass legislation that requires employers without retirement plans to join a new state program.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
With his economic agenda, Biden has sought to address the driving factors behind America’s industrial decline, caused in large part by competition ceded to Southeast Asia in the 1980s and 2000s, as companies left for cheaper labor or automated technology.
—Akayla Gardner, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
That kind of automated, proactive monitoring gives network administrators the ability to clearly see where failures have occurred and how they can be fixed and prevented in the future.
—Douglas Murray, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The Post documented multiple instances of staff sleeping on the job, falsifying records, skipping resident checks and ignoring alarms and automated texts indicating dementia care unit doors had been opened.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automated. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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