# Salesforce is shifting existing talent to newer functions such as sales amid AI agents taking over older job roles.

*business · news · 2026-05-18 · Moneycontrol*

## Key points

- Salesforce redeployed 3,000 internal employees to sales roles instead of hiring externally.
- Salesforce used 12.3 trillion AI tokens last year, but surpassed that amount in two months this year.
- Salesforce plans to spend up to $300 million on Anthropic tokens by 2026, mainly for coding tasks.
- India is Salesforce’s second largest workforce hub, generating Rs 13,140.60 crore revenue in FY24.
- Salesforce India’s profit grew 45.46 percent in FY24, reflecting high demand for AI solutions.

**Companies:** Salesforce
**Countries:** India, United States

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