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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Says Company Won't Need as Many Human Workers

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Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by NBC Bay Area.

Are machines replacing humans?

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told shareholders on a Salesforce earnings call, that “...we are the last generation [of CEO's] to manage only humans,” Benioff said.

Ann Skeet, senior director of leadership ethics at the Markkula Center, said Benioff's comments on AI have a tangible impact on his employees.

"I think it's unfortunate that he refers to these AI agents as 'digital workers,' for example, I think anthropomorphizing technology really loses sight of the value that human beings bring to the workforce," Skeet said.

 

Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by NBC Bay Area.

Mar 3, 2025
Ethics
media, leadership, business, ai