{"id":112751,"date":"2024-11-28T10:54:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T10:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aws.zycus.com\/glossary\/stgblog1\/what-are-ai-agents-in-procurement\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:02:34","slug":"what-are-ai-agents-in-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.zycus.com\/glossary\/what-are-ai-agents-in-procurement","title":{"rendered":"AI Agents in Procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"112751\" class=\"elementor elementor-112751\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4962ee13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4962ee13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae37ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ae37ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAI agents in procurement are intelligent systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that automate tasks, analyze data, and provide real-time insights. 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