AI sales agents push cold email reply rates from 5.1% in 2024 down to 3.43%
mickeyxfriedman · x · 2026-10-13
Cold email reply rates have fallen from 5.1% in 2024 to 3.43% in 2026 as teams flood the channel with AI sales agents.
The author frames it as a classic tragedy of the commons: every team pays for a tool that degrades the channel for everyone, yet no one can afford to opt out — individually rational choices producing collective damage.
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