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“We are really moving into a world now of managing humans and agents together”: Marc Benioff thinks today’s CEOs will be the last to have a fully human workforce – and he’s not the only big tech exec predicting the rise of a new AI workforce
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff thinks current chief executives will be among the last to oversee an all-human workforce as the use of AI agents becomes more widespread. Benioff’s prediction came during a conversation with Axios at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January, where he referred to AI agents as “digital labor” capable of handling roles previously reserved…
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‘Maybe we aren’t going to hire anybody this year’: Marc Benioff says Salesforce might not hire any software engineers in 2025 as the firm reaps the benefits of AI agents
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has suggested the company may freeze software engineering hires owing to the firm’s success with AI agents. Productivity gains delivered by AI agents internally at Salesforce mean the firm may not need to onboard new staff in development, Benioff told ‘The Logan Bartlett Show’ podcast. “In engineering this year at Salesforce, we’re seriously debating – maybe…
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“A huge disaster”: Marc Benioff hits back at Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, claims customers don’t take Copilot seriously
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has again fired shots at Microsoft Copilot, branding the tool a “huge disaster” and suggesting customers don’t take the firm seriously in the AI space. The comments came in retaliation to a remark Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made about the future of software as a service (SaaS) platforms, which was then put to Benioff on ‘The…
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“I have yet to find anyone who’s had a transformational experience with Microsoft Copilot”: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff hits out at Microsoft’s AI assistant once again – and he isn’t holding back
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has fired yet more shots at Microsoft Copilot on social media, accusing the tool of being poor quality and doubling down on a previous comparison with Microsoft Clippy. Benioff first described the tool as a disappointment in a post to X, criticizing it for its supposed poor functionality, lack of accuracy, operating insecurely, and failing to…
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“How is he doing this?” – Marc Benioff questions Klarna CEO’s move to scrap Workday, Salesforce in SaaS ‘consolidation’ drive
Klarna is calling quits on its use of Salesforce and Workday amid a sharpened focus on harnessing AI as the company ramps up adoption of the technology – but Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff appears perplexed at the decision. CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski confirmed the move in a conference call in late August, according to reports from Seeking Alpha, revealing the decision…
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