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Cuban: AI agents are ideal for customer service and intern-level work

Mark Cuban · Mark Cuban: AI Hype vs. Reality, OpenAI's Wasting $1 Trillion, Lebron vs. Jordan · Apr 29, 2026 · at 11:52

Investor Mark Cuban explains how existing businesses can immediately deploy AI agents to handle operational tasks.

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“If you already have a business, the things that you've considered outsourcing, You know, your customer center, your customer call centers, whatever it may be, AI agents are perfect for. So you can do that. The stuff you would give to an intern, AI agents are perfect for.”

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