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Research on buyer discovery, trust, positioning, and the changing role of AI in software marketing.

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Cross-industry · G2 Research ·

AI Speeds Discovery, But Trust Still Decides

How 335 B2B professionals are navigating AI-assisted vendor research, revealing a buying process where AI accelerates early discovery and content triage but human verification and direct negotiation still govern final decisions.

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