Is AI going to replace CRM?
No. AI is being built into CRM (Salesforce Einstein, HubSpot Breeze, Zoho Zia), not replacing it. The CRM is still the customer record of truth; AI is a layer on top that surfaces insights, drafts communications, and automates workflows. What may change: the visible "CRM UI" as sales teams shift toward AI-driven prompts ("call this contact next," "here's the draft email"). The underlying database and integration layer stays.
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