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Thinking about artificial intelligence

A recent on-stage discussion between Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff and OpenAI boss Sam Altman suggested subtly differing attitudes to artificial intelligence. Jason Walsh reports from Dreamforce in San Francisco

Sam Altman of OpenAI and Marc Benioff of Salesforce in conversation at Dreamforce

Silicon Valley’s regular extravaganzas are known for their colour and for the excitement of their happy audience of tech workers. What they are not really known for is robustness, at least not beyond the level of product announcements. In a low-key way, this year’s Dreamforce, the annual beano organised by customer relationship management (CRM) giant Salesforce, may have broken the mould.

There was not a fireplace in sight during the so-called fireside chat between Salesforce's ...