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Corporate America may be using AI to cut jobs, but small businesses are using it to keep them

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Reports of wide-scale replacement of workers by AI are overblown. Small businesses use it to help workers. A window/door company invested $10,000 in an AI that listens to sales conversations and automates quoting, reducing paperwork and errors.

SourceThe Guardian AIAuthor: Gene Marks
Corporate America may be using AI to cut jobs, but small businesses are using it to keep them
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Reports of wide-scale replacement of workers by AI are overblown. Small businesses use it to help workers

I recently met the owner of a company that sells windows and doors. He told me he invested about $10,000 in an AI application that is used by his salespeople in his showroom. The application listens to the conversations between the salesperson and the prospective customer and then automatically creates a quote for the salesperson to review and send.

“It allows my salespeople to talk to more customers and spend less time doing paperwork,” he said. “And it cuts down on errors.”

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  • Small businesses use AI to augment workers, not replace them.
  • A window/door company invested $10,000 in AI to automate quoting.
  • The AI reduces paperwork and errors, allowing salespeople to focus on customers.

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