AI Agents vs. 40-Year-Old EDI: Who Wins in B2B Procurement?

Enterprise procurement already runs on invisible, standardized electronic systems handling trillions in transactions. But new AI agent protocols—like Google's A2A—promise dynamic negotiation and discovery. Can these agents speak EDI, the 40-year-old backbone of global trade? Or will they rip and replace it? We explore the hybrid architectures emerging in the middle, the staggering switching costs, and why the answer depends on whether you're buying steel coils or custom engineered parts.