And yet, as impressive as these developments have been, theyre only the opening act.

Twitter, too, would shift the Earth on its axis.

Crypto:same thing.

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Relevantly, Benioff sells thevery kind of softwarethat his essay is about.

How does Benioff foresee his AI agents transforming human life for the better?

Benioff writes: For the first time, technology isnt just offering tools for humans to do work.

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Its providing intelligent, scalable digital labor that performs tasks autonomously.

Traditionally, human workers or pre-programmed software might handle customer inquiries or inventory updates.

To be sure, replacing workers with software seems to be what Benioff is excited about.

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Roughly translated, companies can get more done with fewer people.

For the rest of us, though, companies with fewer jobs dont sound all that appealing.

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What sort of meaningful impact is going to occur, and what is being impacted?

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