{"id":51260,"date":"2025-12-22T09:48:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.demandgenreport.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=51260"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:39:40","slug":"the-death-of-the-mql-how-ai-agents-are-rewriting-lead-qualification","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.demandgenreport.com\/resources\/the-death-of-the-mql-how-ai-agents-are-rewriting-lead-qualification\/51260\/","title":{"rendered":"The Death of the MQL: How AI Agents are Rewriting Lead Qualification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The MQL is dead\u2014it just doesn&#8217;t know it yet.<\/p>\n<p>For years, we&#8217;ve optimized for volume: more form fills, more leads, more top-of-funnel activity. 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