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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff confirms AI clinched’t kill entry-level jobs. He’s hiring 1,000 new grads to prove it
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The big question in corporate America today is to what extent AI will upend the entry-level white-collar workforce.
Key facts
- In February, Jack Dorsey’s Block cut 40% of its workforce owing to AI efficiency, and Dorsey said other CEOs would follow suit
- A recent report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) found that employers plan to increase hiring by 5.6% for the class of 2026
- And last August, Benioff said during an interview Salesforce had reduced its customer support workforce from 9,000 to 5,000
- In 10 years, they will hopefully have 75,000 employees, as small as possible, as big as necessary
Summary
However, there’s a growing number of business leaders and AI experts who say the AI jobpocalypse is nothing but a fantasy, and none other than Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff sits in that camp. “We’re hiring 1,000 new grads & interns right now to ride the AI exponential,” the post read. The post was a reaction to Trump administration AI and crypto czar David Sacks’ post noting a “narrative violation” about the impact of AI on hiring. Nonetheless, AI’s predicted impact on the labor market is beginning to materialize.