AXIOS January 10, 2024
Ryan Heath

Walmart, America’s biggest retailer, is digging deeper into generative AI to create a “single, unified retail experience” across stores and online, including generative AI-powered search and an AI-powered product replenishment service.

Driving the news: The mega-retailer announced Tuesday afternoon during CES that a partnership with Microsoft will power a range of new shopping experiences in 2024, drawing on AI models from Microsoft Azure and OpenAI as well as Walmart’s own custom models.

  • “Let’s say you’re throwing a party for next month’s Super Bowl. Previously, you might have run numerous searches for chips, wings, drinks, and a new 90-inch television,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon told CES.
  • Instead of a traditional list of search results, the Walmart app will now “show...

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