T he San Francisco-based software company Salesforce is laying off around 1,000 employees, according to Bloomberg. This comes on the heels of a December announcement from founder

Salesforce Inc. is launching a workforce reduction initiative that will affect more than 1,000 employees, Bloomberg reported today. It’s unclear which business units are set to see cuts. A source told Bloomberg that Salesforce will enable affected employees to apply for other positions internally.

Salesforce layoffs hit 1,000 employees as the Ccompany hires thousands of AI salespeople to drive AI agent Agentforce.

AI is causing a job transformation, at least at Salesforce. Around 1,000 jobs are to be cut at the software company. However, the company is also looking for new employees – specifically salespeople for the new AI products. It is unclear whether the job losses are directly related to AI.

Salesforce Inc. is cutting jobs as its latest fiscal year gets underway, according to a person familiar with the matter, even as the company simultaneously hires workers to sell new artificial intelligence products.

Salesforce is reportedly set to lay off up to 1,000 employees from its workforce. However, it is recruiting in its market division to bolster AI product sales.

Salesforce is all set to carry out another round of job cuts as part of its restructuring efforts. According to a Bloomberg report, more than 1,000 employees will be affected by the layoffs, although they will have the opportunity to apply for other internal roles.