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For Employers1 min read28 April 2026

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says AI won't kill entry-level jobs. He's hiring 1,000 new grads to prove it

According to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, AI won't kill entry-level jobs but rather create new opportunities for human-AI collaboration. This statement has sparked a heated debate among business leaders and experts worldwide.

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says AI won't kill entry-level jobs. He's hiring 1,000 new grads to prove it

-2. The author discusses how AI is already having a significant impact in industries such as customer service, data analysis, and content creation, while acknowledging that automation will replace some jobs but will create new ones. The article also mentions the potential of autonomous systems (self-driving cars) and the role of drones and robots in industries like logistics and manufacturing.

-3. In India, the impact of AI on the workforce is already being felt. According to a report by Naukri.com, top 10 job skills required for AI-powered jobs in India are data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics process automation, cloud computing, cybersecurity, DevOps, user experience design, programming languages such as Python and Java.

-4. The article emphasizes the growing trend of human-AI collaboration, with 1,000 new graduates and interns being sought out by Salesforce to work alongside AI agents. This is in addition to the company’s recent hiring of 1,000 more graduates for its AI projects.

-5. The author mentions that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasizes that AI will not replace human workers but rather augment their capabilities. He says, "AI is not going to take our jobs" (Source: MarketsandMarkets).

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