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title: "Your buyers are already using *AI* to choose vendors. Here's what that means for you."
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# Your buyers are already using *AI* to choose vendors. Here's what that means for you.

**Last updated:** Sep 16, 2026  
**Author:** Pankaj — Founder, WebFlur  
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# Your buyers are already using *AI* to choose vendors. Here's what that means for you.



The RFP hasn't arrived yet. The shortlist has. AI procurement assistants are quietly building vendor lists before any human on the buying team has opened a browser tab.


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