Billionaire Benioff Prioritizes Children Over AI Growth
Salesforce CEO Calls for Changes to Section 230
salesforce CEO Marc Benioff publicly urged a reshaping of section 230 of the Communications Decency Act,arguing tech companies should be held accountable for harm caused by artificial intelligence adn social media. He made the comments Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Section 230, passed in 1996, protects website moderators from regulation and largely places content obligation on individual users. The law,originally 26 words long,has remained largely unchanged despite important advancements in internet technology. Section 230 of the Communications Safety Act can be found on congress.gov.
Benioff stated,”Things like Section 230 in the United States need to be reshaped as these tech companies will not be held responsible for the damage that they are basically doing to our families.” He participated in a panel discussion titled “Where Can New Growth Come From?” alongside Axa CEO Thomas Buberl, Alphabet President Ruth Porat, Emirati government official Khaldoon khalifa Al Mubarak, and Bloomberg journalist Francine Lacqua.
Benioff’s call for change comes as concerns grow regarding the impact of social media and AI on young people. Recent reports highlight increasing usage of these platforms among children in the U.S.
The discussion took place at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Salesforce and Alphabet are among the tech companies perhaps affected by changes to Section 230.