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  "claim": "46% of business buyers would work with an AI agent for faster service, but only 17% of customers are comfortable with agents making financial decisions (Salesforce)",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"Customers want AI agents\"",
  "verdict": "verified",
  "verdict_definition": "Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.",
  "confidence": "low",
  "rating": {
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    "best": 5,
    "worst": 1
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  "origin": {
    "publisher": "Salesforce",
    "title": "State of the Connected Customer (latest edition)",
    "year": "2025"
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  "quote": "Nearly half of business buyers (46%) would work with an AI agent for faster service and 38% of customers are comfortable with agents creating personalized content while only 17% are comfortable with an agent making financial decisions for them.",
  "method": "Global online survey of consumers and business buyers run for Salesforce; the summary page does not state the sample size.",
  "drift": [
    "Sample size and fieldwork dates not shown on the page",
    "Salesforce sells AI agents"
  ],
  "interest": "Salesforce sells CRM and AI agent software.",
  "safe_rephrasing": "Salesforce's State of the Connected Customer survey reports 46% of business buyers would work with an AI agent for faster service, while only 17% of customers are comfortable with one making financial decisions.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Salesforce — State of the Connected Customer",
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  "as_of": "Salesforce survey, latest edition as published Oct. 2026",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-17",
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  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-17",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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