Salesforce Integrates AI Tools, Investors Watch for Revenue Impact: Bloomberg
Salesforce Integrates AI Tools, Investors Watch for Revenue Impact: Bloomberg
Tech companies launch new generative AI features every day, but it's unclear if anyone is willing to pay for them. One notable example is Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which has integrated AI tools to craft pitches and automate various tasks. Despite the innovative additions, these efforts have yet to generate much revenue, Bloomberg reports.
科技公司每天都會推出新的生成AI功能，但不清楚是否有人願意爲其付費。值得一提的例子是Salesforce Inc（NYSE:CRM），該公司已經集成了AI工具來製作銷售宣傳文案和自動化各種任務。儘管加入了這些創新功能，這些努力仍然沒有產生太多收入，彭博社報道。
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還閱讀：儘管第一季度出現了挫折，Salesforce股票暴跌，但許多分析師仍然對長期發展充滿樂觀，着眼於人工智能的增長。
For most big application software companies, AI-related sales will appear on profit-and-loss statements next year or even later. The challenge lies in monetizing these features.
對於大多數大型應用軟件公司而言，與人工智能相關的銷售將在明年甚至更晚的時候出現在損益表上。挑戰在於實現這些特徵的貨幣化。
Investors are growing impatient. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF has only gained about 3.5% this year after a 59% jump in 2023.
投資者越來越不耐煩。據報道，愛屋及烏的擴展科技軟件行業ETF今年僅上漲約3.5％，而在2023年上漲了59％。
Most AI spending currently goes toward hardware or cloud infrastructure used to train and deploy models, according to KeyBanc analyst Jackson Ader, per the report. This shift in spending has come at the expense of traditional software vendors like Salesforce, which were prioritized in recent years.
根據該報告，目前大部分的人工智能支出都用於用於訓練和部署模型的硬件或雲基礎設施，這就意味着傳統軟件供應商（如Salesforce）近年來的優先考慮遭到了損失。
Earlier in June, Salesforce announced the London AI center.
早些時候，Salesforce宣佈成立倫敦AI中心。
Meanwhile, Salesforce launched its public sector division in India, aiming to tap into the growing market. It also unveiled its digital lending solution tailored to Indian needs.
與此同時，Salesforce在印度成立了公共事業部門，旨在進入不斷增長的市場。同時，該公司還推出了針對印度需求量身定製的數字借貸解決方案。
The IDC study projects that Salesforce and its ecosystem in India will create 1.8 million new jobs and generate $88.6 billion in new revenues from 2022 to 2028, the Business Standard reports.
據Business Standard報道，IDC的研究預測，Salesforce及其在印度的生態系統將在2022年至2028年間創造180萬個新職位，併產生886億美元的新營業收入。
Salesforce also introduced a digital lending solution designed specifically for the Indian market. The solution integrates banking and financial data with customer data from Salesforce, offering a unified view for loan application processing, leading to faster approvals.
Salesforce還推出了一個專門爲印度市場設計的數字借貸解決方案。該解決方案將銀行和金融數據與Salesforce的客戶數據整合，爲貸款申請處理提供了統一視圖，從而加快了批准速度。
Salesforce stock gained over 11% in the last 12 months. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:VOO) and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSE:VTI).
Salesforce的股票在過去12個月中上漲了11%。投資者可以通過Vanguard S&P 500 ETF（紐交所：VOO）和Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF（紐交所：VTI）獲得該股票的曝光。
Price Action: CRM shares traded higher by 3.95% at $240.96 at the last check Thursday.
漲幅動態：週四最後一次檢查時，CRM股價漲3.95％，報240.96美元。
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