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AI SDRs · checked 11 November 2026
Fully autonomous AI SDRs have mostly disappointed. Let AI research, build lists and draft, and keep a person deciding what gets sent.
TechCrunch's investigation of 11x found fake customer logos and 70 to 80 percent churn, and LinkedIn briefly banned Artisan in January 2026 over scraped data. An agent sending hundreds of lightly varied emails a day trips the same limits a careless person would and can burn your sending domain. Buyers now recognise generated text, so the hybrid is what works.
Every question on it 4 answers
- Do AI SDRs actually work, or are they hype? How Founders Use AI
- We handed outbound to AI and reply rates fell. Where does AI actually help, and where does it backfire? GTM
- Should I let an AI SDR send our cold email, and how do I stop it burning our domain? GTM
- Should I buy an AI SDR, or keep prospecting human? How Founders Use AI
The readingMost used across these answers
- Artisan: Stop Hiring Humans, with Jaspar Carmichael-Jack Watch · 6 answers
- The Rise and Fall of 11x: A Cautionary Tale Read · 2 answers
- AI Company Accused of Fraud? Read · 2 answers
- Yes, LinkedIn banned AI agent startup Artisan, but now it's back Read · 2 answers
- a16z- and Benchmark-backed 11x has been claiming customers it doesn't have Read · 2 answers
- The Case Against AI SDRs: Contrarian Analysis 2026 Read · 2 answers
- Outbound Isn't Dead. AI Just Radically Changed How It Works. Read
- 1st-time AI founder grows from $0 to $1.3M ARR in 8 months | Jaspar Carmichael-Jack (Artisan) Listen
- Don't stop hiring humans, stop hiring the wrong humans (Artisan, TechCrunch podcast) Listen
- Artisan raises $25M and is still hiring humans Read
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