SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Salesforce is laying off hundreds of workers from its San Francisco headquarters, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice processed on Tuesday. The filing comes days after CEO Marc Benioff trumpeted the use of artificial intelligence, enabling him to cut thousands of customer support jobs.

According to the notice, Salesforce will permanently lay off 262 employees from Salesforce Tower, located at 415 Mission Street. Positions affected are described in the state filing as “professional scientific and technical services.” The layoffs will be effective Nov. 3.

Benioff had recently joined The Logan Bartlett Show, where he touted the use of AI agents to replace 4,000 workers in Salesforce’s customer support division.

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