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AnnouncementSalesforce News19 October 2026

Customers' own AI assistants will add to your support workload, Salesforce says

Why it matters

Customer service teams should plan for AI agents contacting them on customers' behalf, not fewer contacts, because agents hit dead ends and need follow-up.

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Can our support channels handle requests from customers' AI agents, and who answers when those agents get stuck?

What happened

Salesforce argues that consumers' personal AI agents will send more traffic to company contact centers than they take away. Agents can handle simple jobs like cancelling a subscription or booking a table without a call, but they lack the full picture of a customer's history with a business.

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Impact on Retail & e-commerce · Software & SaaS

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