""Do you see this as, that you'd be selling these to SFPD?" Benioff said. "And saying look, you're down 500 or 1,000. I can offer you robots to do some of these jobs, even if they're not armed or not militaristic. Is that a role that you see them playing in cities?""
"The two executives ran a demo video of a Figure robot cleaning up a living room and discussed AI robots; Adcock called them "synthetic humans" and said "we're building a new species.""
"He even said he'd support President Donald Trump's suggestion of sending National Guard troops into the city."
Marc Benioff linked San Francisco's police staffing shortages to potential uses for humanoid robots showcased by Figure AI. Salesforce donated $1 million to the San Francisco Police Department for larger sign-on bonuses amid concerns about dangerous understaffing. Figure CEO Brett Adcock demonstrated a robot cleaning a living room and labeled the machines "synthetic humans," saying "we're building a new species." Benioff suggested selling robots to the SFPD to fill some roles, even unarmed, and reiterated prior support for sending National Guard troops into the city as a response to public-safety challenges.
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