The warm embrace of our screens is about to grow even colder. Salesforce’s CEO, Marc Benioff, has made it crystal clear: in the future, we’re going to need fewer humans around the office. Thanks, Marc, for breaking the news, but we were pretty sure that was already happening.

During Salesforce’s latest earnings call, Benioff declared, “We are the last generation to manage only humans,” effectively signing our extinction papers while calling in the robots. As if that didn’t send enough chills down our spines, he insisted that the rise of AI is not just a trend; it’s a tidal wave ready to wipe us off the workforce map.

Let’s not kid ourselves. Salesforce, which has now morphed into one of the Bay Area’s titans, became rich and powerful selling us the dream of a human-centric workplace. Fast forward to today, and that yo-yo is racing toward an AI dictatorship where digital workers get all the glory.

Marc tries to soften the blow by insisting that the human touch is still important. But let’s be honest, when was the last time one of us was praised for our efforts by a chatbot? Even Benjamin Harvey, CEO of AI Squared, chimed in to say that it now takes “two humans and machines to satisfy customers”. So we went from human touch to machine-assisted “success” in record time!

And just when you thought it couldn’t get any grimmer, Ann Skeet from the Markkula Center had to remind us all that Benioff’s chirpy language about “digital workers” is a dangerous oversimplification. By personifying these soulless circuits, we risk forgetting how invaluable actual humans are to any organization.

It’s clear that the talk about AI is making the rounds, but what happens when those friendly digital agents take our jobs and kick us to the curb? Are we ready for a world where machines call the shots while we’re left debating our value to a world that seems set on commodifying everything? So, grab your pitchforks, fellow humans, you may soon need to defend your jobs from an app.

As we dive into this brave new world, hold onto your humanity close. Because if Benioff has his way, it looks like we’ll be sharing our office space with machines sooner than we think.