""We are deeply troubled by leaked documentation revealing that Salesforce has pitched AI technology to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help the agency 'expeditiously' hire 10,000 new agents and vet tip-line reports," the letter reads. "Providing 'Agentforce' infrastructure to scale a mass deportation agenda that currently detains 66,000 people-73 percent of whom have no criminal record-represents a fundamental betrayal of our commitment to the ethical use of technology.""
""During an appearance at the event earlier today, Benioff asked international employees to stand to thank them for attending, before joking that ICE agents were in the building monitoring them, according to current and former Salesforce employees who spoke to WIRED. Benioff's remarks sparked immediate backlash among employees. 'Lots of people are furious,' says one source, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation. Business Insider and 404 Media previously reported on Benioff's remarks and the reaction they received inside Salesforce.""
Salesforce employees are urging CEO Marc Benioff to denounce actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, bar immigration agents from using Salesforce software, and support federal legislation to reform ICE. The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis are cited as catalysts and described as a "devastating indictment of a system that has discarded human decency." Benioff's remark joking that ICE agents were in the building during a company event provoked immediate employee backlash. Concerns focus on leaked documentation showing Salesforce pitched AI tools to ICE to hire 10,000 agents and vet tip-line reports, and on plans to provide "Agentforce" infrastructure to scale deportations.
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