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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Eradicate Automation Silos The company has is now aiming to eradicate automation silos with the addition of Camunda robotic process automation and Camunda IDP (Intelligent Document Processing) alongside new AI features organizations to build and scale automations with process orchestration.
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Case in point: Cisco, Microsoft and Intuit, have all recently pointed to automation as justification for the mass culling of their workforces.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024
To streamline business processes, ABBYY’s process intelligence platform, ABBYY Timeline, boosts visibility across workflows, identifies automation opportunities, and helps businesses discover their path toward operational excellence.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Whereas automation implies machines taking over tasks previously performed by humans, augmentation refers to the cooperation between humans and machines in executing tasks.
—Harvard Business Review, 16 Oct. 2024
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Case in point: Cisco, Microsoft and Intuit, have all recently pointed to automation as justification for the mass culling of their workforces.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024
To streamline business processes, ABBYY’s process intelligence platform, ABBYY Timeline, boosts visibility across workflows, identifies automation opportunities, and helps businesses discover their path toward operational excellence.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Whereas automation implies machines taking over tasks previously performed by humans, augmentation refers to the cooperation between humans and machines in executing tasks.
—Harvard Business Review, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Automation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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