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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Isabel Keane

Walmart introduces four AI agents to boost online shopping

  • Walmart is set to introduce AI “super agents” to enhance its online shopping experience and stimulate growth in e-commerce.
  • Four distinct agentic AI tools will be rolled out, designed to assist customers, employees, suppliers and sellers, and software developers.
  • The customer-facing agent, Sparky, will allow users to reorder items, plan events, and receive recipe suggestions based on their existing groceries.
  • Additional agents include 'Associate' for administrative tasks, 'Marty' to streamline supplier onboarding and advertising, and a 'Developer' agent for testing future AI tools.
  • This initiative aims to help Walmart compete more effectively with Amazon in online sales, though the company declined to comment on potential job replacements.

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