In the midst of a major leadership change and an increased emphasis on artificial intelligence, cloud software giant Salesforce has slashed 1,000 jobs across various teams in yet another wave of layoffs. Staff members in marketing, product management, data analytics, and positions associated with Salesforce’s main artificial intelligence product, Agentforce, were laid off earlier this month. A minimum of nine workers informed their LinkedIn networks about the layoffs, and two more verified the news to Business Insider.Salesforce Going Through Major RestructuringThe most recent personnel reduction occurs amid Salesforce’s ongoing internal transformation. This includes the announcement of a significant executive change. Salesforce has appointed or promoted six new executives to cover critical positions in security, marketing, architecture, enterprise technology, Slack, and Agentforce since five senior execs left the company in December.According to media reports, an insider stated that the layoffs affected fewer than 1,000 positions. The company’s rapid transition to AI-driven processes is highlighted by the layoffs. Agentforce, Salesforce’s autonomous AI agent platform, has been emphasised time and time again by CEO Marc Benioff as pivotal to the future of the company.Agentforce’s OperationsIn an effort to increase efficiency and scale, Agentforce allows businesses to deploy autonomous bots to do jobs that… Read MoreStartupTalky- Business News, Insights and Stories
