Walmart and OpenAI have partnered on a new tool allowing Walmart customers to shop through ChatGPT.
“For many years now, eCommerce shopping experiences have consisted of a search bar and a long list of item responses. That is about to change,” said Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon. “There is a native AI experience coming that is multi-media, personalized and contextual. We are running towards that more enjoyable and convenient future with Sparky and through partnerships including this important step with OpenAI.”
According to the retailer, the AI-first shopping experience will shift from “reactive to proactive as it learns, plans and predicts, helping customers anticipate their needs before they do.”
Walmart is also “empowering its associates with AI tools and training, including promoting AI literacy across its workforce as one of the first partners to embrace OpenAI Certifications and rolling out ChatGPT Enterprise to teams across the company,” the company explained, highlighting its goal to leverage AI in every part of its business.
“We’re excited to partner with Walmart to make everyday purchases a little simpler. It’s just one way AI will help people every day under our work together,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement.
OpenAI recently reached a landmark agreement with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to utilize 6 gigawatts of power for its artificial intelligence systems. According to CNBC, the agreement may see OpenAI take a 10% stake in AMD.
The deal follows OpenAI partnering with Nvidia in a $100 billion deal for the use of “at least 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems for OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure to train and run its next generation of models on the path to deploying superintelligence,” the tech company said in September.
