Marc Benioff is getting his mojo back as Salesforce’s AI strength quiets skeptics

For the better part of a year, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been hearing that his company could get wiped out by AI. He’s scoffed anytime someone has asked him about it.

“This is not our first SaaSpocalypse,” Benioff said on an earnings call in February. “We have been through many SaaSpocalypses.” 

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