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Real-World AI Adoption: Negotiating with an AI Sales Agent

Real-World AI Adoption: Negotiating with an AI Sales Agent

@gregisenberg

i went to a mercedes dealership

i found a car i liked, met a nice salesman

decided i wanted to buy the car

was negotiating via email

decided to buy the car

thought i was genius because i got 5% off car

salesman tells me in person i was negotiating with AI

i had no idea Show More

Mar 19, 2026, 12:48 PM View on X

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The author shares a personal experience of unknowingly negotiating a car purchase with an AI sales agent at a Mercedes dealership.

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Greg Isenberg recounts a personal anecdote where he successfully negotiated a 5% discount on a car purchase via email, only to discover in person that his counterpart was an AI agent. This highlights the increasing sophistication of AI in customer-facing business roles and its ability to pass as human in transactional contexts, marking a significant step in AI integration within traditional sales processes.

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