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Salesforce's CEO says AI let it cut 4,000 support roles

Salesforce · · Layoffs, CEO blunders

On a podcast, CEO Marc Benioff said Salesforce had reduced its support headcount from about 9,000 to about 5,000 as AI agents took on about half of support conversations.

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A chief executive stated the cut and its cause on the record.

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