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AI agents got so good that this top Meta exec quit her job

August 28, 2026·55 min·5-min readsolotechnology
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Clara Shih, a former AI executive at Salesforce and Meta, says witnessing AI agents outperform her top employees radicalized her, leading her to launch the New Work Foundation and Dear Cece, a nonprofit and media platform aimed at helping 2 million recent graduates navigate an AI-disrupte

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Clara Shih

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Clara ShihElla MarkianosDavid AutorAndrew Yang

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SalesforceMetaNew Work Foundation

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Agent ForceField ReportGameplanJob ClawDear Cece

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Artificial IntelligenceEconomicsFuture Of WorkSoftware EngineeringStartupsTech Industry

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