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Salesforce CEO bets on 1000 new grads to build AI not replace entry level jobs
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Published on 7 May 2026
Hiring 1000 graduates while building AI systems
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is taking on the claim that AI will erase entry-level work by hiring 1,000 graduates and interns for its Futureforce program. The team will build AI systems behind products like Agentforce and Headless360. Benioff says the move, backed by hiring and unemployment data, shows AI can create early-career opportunities instead of replacing them.
- Salesforce is hiring 1,000 graduates and interns via Futureforce
- The hires will build AI systems for Agentforce and Headless360
- Benioff argues AI can expand entry-level roles, not eliminate them
- He cites hiring and youth unemployment trends as evidence
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