Do you think Artificial intelligence will automate SDR/AE jobs?

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SADNESSLieutenant
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Ah so you thought I wasn't AI - Perfect.
jefe
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Well you are a machine..
SADNESSLieutenant
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Beep bop boop
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Seems like there's a perfect David gif that's appropriate for any occasion.
1nbatopshotfan
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No. Spam filters will pick up the bulk of the efforts.
SaaSam
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As automation gets more sophisticated so will the filters that we've used from the beginning to keep that shit out of our sight.

The AI push cuts both ways. You'll never replace people in a profession that requires the ability to read the emotion of a conversation as much as the words being spoken. People will more often than not prefer authentic human interaction over an automated one because you can't automate nonverbal communication.
Jaytea
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Wow never thought about the filters
Gasty
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Like the robo-calls everyone receives and hangs up within a microsecond?
braintank
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Enterprise Account Executive
No
tightlines
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There will always be the DAWGS out there
fidelcashflow
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Not in our lifetime. Or at least we won't have to worry about it. I will say that PLG is the future. Complex platforms will eventually have the ability to sell themselves for the most part. I even encountered a weird homepage that had like a live demo built in, it was nuts.
Pachacuti
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No.
TennisandSales
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No
jefe
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It will never replace those functions, ESPECIALLY AE.

It'll likely automate some tasks though
Diablo
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Sr. AE
Nope!
Sunbunny31
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No.
FoodForSales
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AE
Nope
nulladdress
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Sales Specialist
Iโ€™ll be honest, Iโ€™m a smooth talking mf. No robot can ever compare.
Kosta_Konfucius
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Transactional sales I can for sure see it taking a big chunk. Multi-million dollar deals I see automation taking parts of the role not all of it. I can see SDR not being a role in 30 years due to AI.

AI will continue to get exponentially better, it will effect all roles eventually.
ChumpChange
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Channel Manager
Nope... there are wayyyyyyy too many variables for an AI to address the shit show of sales. I think in process rigid environments, it could be a solution but as I indicated earlier... way too many variables.
ChickenDinner
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Account Executive
no
Douglo
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Sr Account Executive
Maybe in 20 years when AI is capable of mimicking human level personalization. Even then I would think the cost of that AI would be extremely expensive.
nomdeguerre
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Account executive
Yeah, no.
Wellss
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You mean remove the human element completely? Noooo
mrosales
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I don't think so.
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