Salesforce's AI Skepticism Rings Hollow in Face of Partnership and Profits Salesforce's recent earnings beat and partnership with Anthropic have served as a reality check for dire predictions about the impending doom of software companies at the hands of artificial intelligence.
These so called "SaaSpocalyptic" narratives have been fueled by analysts who claim AI agents will replace human users and render entire industries obsolete.
However, CEO Marc Benioff's dismissal of these predictions is hardly surprising given his company's financials: revenue soared 11% year over year, beating analyst expectations, and adjusted earnings per share far exceeded estimates.