AI made scapegoat for tech layoffs, reality is more complex, says Salesforce CEO

According to Financial Express, Benioff was speaking on The Future Live hosted by Matt Berman, where he said AI is sometimes used as a “scapegoat” for broader structural and financial decisions within companies.

Benioff said many observers do not fully understand the forces behind recent job cuts. He argued that attributing layoffs to AI alone risks oversimplifying a complex situation.

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