Salesforce is “seriously debating” software engineer hires in 2025 due to the “incredible productivity gains” from agentic AIs

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With the advancement of AI reaching new peaks, there’s growing apprehension about employment stability outside the fear of potential extinction-level events. Last year, former Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, Mira Murati, suggested that AI could both generate new job prospects and potentially phase out certain professions simultaneously.

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Perhaps some creative roles could become obsolete. However, I suspect that those positions might not have been essential if the output lacked significant quality.

It’s worth noting that as AI agents become more prevalent, automating specific tasks and acting as virtual project managers, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff suggests the company is actively considering recruiting engineers by the year 2025.

Due to a global labor shortage, particularly in sales and service sectors, we’re finding it tougher to find suitable candidates, especially within the U.S. However, this challenge presents us with an opportunity to innovate. To illustrate, let me share an example from our engineering department at Salesforce. This year, we’ve been contemplating not hiring anyone due to exceptional productivity gains resulting from our engineers working alongside AI agents, thereby boosting their efficiency. And it’s widely acknowledged that software engineering has significantly increased its productivity over the past two years with these advanced models.

Interestingly, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently echoed similar sentiments, indicating;

Moving ahead, it’s foreseeable that most of us engaged in knowledge work will leverage Copilot as our tool, and together, we’ll form a team of assistants to streamline our tasks, thereby boosting the efficiency of our respective organizations.

Users have the ability to develop fresh agents within Copilot Studio and incorporate them into Copilot. Additionally, organizations can construct custom AI solutions designed to address their unique preferences and requirements.

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2025-01-13 13:08