OpenAI Sales shifts to 96% agent-based workflow
EverydayAI_ · x · 2026-08-20
OpenAI Sales VP revealed that following a company-wide hackathon on agentic workflows, the Sales team has reimagined how they work. Currently, 96% of sales tasks are executed by agents. An experiment analyzing 120+ fully ramped sellers compared performance before and after adoption, showing significant efficiency gains from the agent-driven model.
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