146 stories tagged Automation
Monday.com announced layoffs this week, citing AI as a factor. The company joins over 20 tech firms — including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon — that have blamed AI for job cuts in 2026, fueling debate about automation's impact on employment.
Researchers from ArXiv cs.AI introduced AINTMA, a multi-agent AI architecture that uses six specialized agents to autonomously handle software test discovery, risk assessment, prioritization, execution, generative quality intelligence, and cloud security monitoring. The system aims to transform traditional test management into a self-improving quality intelligence ecosystem for distributed cloud environments.
NTT DATA Group uses ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to help 9,000 employees automate work, cutting incident analysis from hours to 30 minutes while scaling secure AI adoption across the organization.
News organizations are using OpenAI's tools to strengthen reporting, grow audiences, and improve business operations — helping journalists work more efficiently and reach more readers worldwide.
OpenAI introduces the ChatGPT for Small Businesses program, offering entrepreneurs free access to ChatGPT Work and AI training to help automate tasks and grow their business.
Hugging Face released Grabette, an open-source system that records and shares detailed robot manipulation data. It lowers the barrier for robotics research by making data collection accessible to anyone, not just well-funded labs.
Researchers introduced Generative Ontology Induction (GOI), a domain-agnostic framework that automatically creates structured knowledge systems from text corpora. GOI identifies entities, dimensions, properties, relationships, and constraints, then exports them as a typed graph in YAML/JSON — making AI systems more adaptable to new topics without manual programming.
Bloomberg reports that AI-driven automation may reduce income tax revenue as fewer people pay taxes, potentially destabilizing economies. Governments will need to adapt their tax policies to address this shift.
Researchers introduced a neuro-symbolic AI pipeline that automates parts of LEED v4.1 BD+C certification by combining small language models with deterministic symbolic checking. The system screens project PDFs, retrieves evidence using credit-specific keyword signatures, and verifies compliance, potentially making sustainable building certification faster and more accessible.
DoorDash has introduced dd-cli, a command-line tool that lets developers and AI agents search stores, build carts, and place orders directly from the terminal. The limited beta marks another step in creating software designed for AI agents as well as humans.
Cars24 deploys OpenAI-powered voice and chat agents to handle over 1 million conversation minutes per month, recovering 12% of lost sales leads and bringing agentic workflows to teams across the company.
Researchers introduced SPINE (Scalable Physical Integration with ageNtic Expertise), an agentic AI framework that automates the debugging and deployment of bimanual robots, reducing the need for expert-driven calibration and making advanced robotics more accessible.
FixItFlow is an AI system that automatically generates troubleshooting guides from historical cloud incident data using large language models, aiming to replace manual, labor-intensive documentation and improve incident response consistency.
A study of 157 enterprises reveals that half have shipped AI agents that passed internal evaluations but failed in production. Only 5% fully trust automated evaluations, yet two-thirds are moving toward fully automated deployments without human oversight. The core issue is not test coverage but a reality-alignment gap between evaluations and real-world outcomes.
1Password has launched a browser integration for Claude that allows the Anthropic chatbot to access stored security credentials like usernames and passwords. Users can authorize Claude to complete multi-step tasks like booking travel and managing online accounts on their behalf without manually inputting login details.
A joint report from Nobel Prize-winning economists and top tech executives warns that AI is poised to automate jobs in creative and knowledge sectors, urging proactive policies such as universal basic income and retraining programs to prevent widespread economic disruption.
OpenAI published a guide on managing AI investments in the agentic era, focusing on measuring useful work per dollar and improving workflow efficiency. This approach helps enterprises scale high-value tasks while reducing costs.
New research proposes a system where small, rule-aligned language models and multi-agent self-correction generate and reconfigure industrial control policies from natural-language requirements. A digital twin validates actions before execution, addressing latency and compute constraints of large cloud models.
PlanWright is a new tool that helps manage AI coding agents, making it easier to plan, implement, and review code changes. It logs all decisions and actions, providing full documentation for better collaboration and oversight.
Deutsche Telekom is integrating AI across its operations, from customer service to network management. This shift promises faster, more personalized service and more efficient networks for users.
Lyzr, a startup building AI agents for businesses, used its own AI agent to successfully raise $100 million. This demonstrates the agent's capabilities in real-world applications.
Meta has released Muse Spark 1.1, an AI tool designed to handle large-scale coding projects, fix bugs, and assist with major code migrations. This move positions Meta directly against competitors like GitHub Copilot and Amazon CodeWhisperer in the AI coding space.
Researchers found that AI agents can create reusable workflows from basic tasks, reducing errors and saving time. This could make AI assistants much more efficient at complex jobs.
Australian Payments Plus uses ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to simplify complex payments processes. This helps them work faster and maintain high quality while keeping human oversight central.