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Clara Shih

Until January, oversaw major AI divisions at Salesforce and then Meta; founded a nonprofit for young workers

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  • Oversaw major AI divisions (until January), Salesforceformer · source
  • Oversaw major AI divisions (until January), Meta Platformsformer · source

Wikidata: Q16222044

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“There are a lot of people whose jobs it is today within companies to prepare information, research, analyze data for other individuals in that company. And increasingly, although it's starting with the entry level, it could result in a lot of people losing their jobs.”
Humans are teaching AI how to do their jobs | 60 Minutes60 Minutes (CBS News), October 4, 2026 (said). Speaking as: Former AI company staff. Shih, who left AI leadership roles to found a nonprofit for young workers, on which jobs AI affects first.

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  1. Video60 Minutes (CBS News)Speaks

    Humans are teaching AI how to do their jobs | 60 Minutes

    In a 13-minute 60 Minutes segment, Jon Wertheim asks whether AI will take jobs or change them. CBS profiles Mercor, which pays experts to train AI models, and a law firm's AI partner personas. Mercor's CEO and a lawyer expect work to evolve; Clara Shih and economist Daron Acemoglu warn of large job losses.