Salespeople aren't facing extinction, but this job occupation is undergoing a significant transformation.

— Pro Forecaster Ľuboš Saloky (lubossaloky)

Even if many of the professions, like real estate agents, insurance salespeople, and securities sales agents, require licenses, AI automation could have a significant impact on productivity and demand. Much of this work is done digitally and could be effectively automated by AI, but those roles that deal with businesses or items with high price tags should be less affected.

— Pro Forecaster Adonis da Silva (Adonis)

Some will say the sales function is still tied to persuasion, trust, relationship maintenance but I think these people are underestimating the persuasiveness of current LLMs, which I would guess are already much better than some sales people. And they're only gonna get better.

— Pro Forecaster Yann Riviere (exmateriae)