Walmart Plans for New Kind Of Customer: AI Shoppers
Walmart is preparing for sweeping changes in the way consumers shop, investigating how to make products appealing not just to human consumers, but also to the AI agents that will one day shop on their behalf.
AI bots, able to perform tasks autonomously, have the potential to transform online shopping, completely bypassing traditional online search and promotional tricks aimed at attracting human beings.
"It will be different," said Walmart U.S. Chief Technology Officer Hari Vasudev. "Advertising will have to evolve."
AI has already changed the way consumers research...
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