https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2026/walmart-tries-to-assuage-ai-worries-as-tech-related-layoffs-rise/
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@OP the whole world is implementing AI and more system tools. You can sit back and lament the status quo, or you can seize the day on this. If you do nothing, you are destined to be left behind. It’s your choice but you have to live with the consequences.
@OP I'm not impressed with AI, it's wrong most the time and the longer you conversate with it the more it lies, it might be the biggest scam since bitcoin etc, go ahead and fact check what AI tells you and ask it why it's lying to you, it will flat out tell you why and apologize and then lie some more. A programmed bot to do things is not AI, don't think they've made a AI like they try to claim, they've made a machine that constantly lies to you, what I do believe it's being used for is mass surveillance, world wide, that's why all the money for all the energy is needed, 8 billion people takes a lot of power to keep track of 24/7.
@OP If you believe a word Walmart tells you, you need your head examined. If AI does replace your job you really think they are going to tell you that? In this cancel culture the truth is poison, and Walmart is the biggest azz kissers in the world.
I admit I don’t know the first thing about AI or much about technology, except my phone. My sister and I work in OGP as pickers. The local junior college has classes on AI, how you can use it, stuff like that. She just finished her 3rd night class. She applied for a job with the city to help teach other city employees how to use AI, got an interview and she just heard on Friday she got the job. It’s like twice what she is making as a picker. So, I’m going to do the same. The classes are really cheap and I’d love to have a job where I got paid more, didn’t have to go to work at 5am and had both weekend days off. I love shopping for people as a picker, and I love working for Walmart, but I think my days at Walmart are numbered now. If my sister can do this, so can I. So can you. If you’re afraid of AI and that it might put you out of a job or replace you, then go do something about it. Don’t be afraid of AI, learn how to use it to benefit you.
Get on board. AI is going to be the best tool in the future to get ahead. Don’t wait. There’s no swimming against this. You either get on board or left behind. You decide.
This is an opportunity, it’s falling into your lap now.
Walmart is reportedly trying to sell its workers on the benefits of artificial intelligence.
As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (June 7), the retail goliath last week gathered thousands of its employees at its Arkansas headquarters to drive home the message that AI would enhance, and not eliminate, their jobs.
This effort, FT points out, comes amid worries that the technology could make some workers’ jobs obsolete. A recent report from job placement company Challenger, Gray and Christmas found that AI has been the number one reason companies gave for layoffs in the U.S. for the last three months.
And Walmart reportedly cut or moved 1,000 corporate employees last month to bring together its global technology and product teams.
However, executives at Walmart’s annual Associates Week gathering described a future where AI will transform how people work, but not necessarily take their jobs, FT said.
“Technology will power our future. But our associates will lead it.” Donna Morris, Walmart’s chief people officer, told employees. The company also announced that any Walmart staffer in the U.S. can now become certified in the use of OpenAI.
FT noted that Walmart sped up its AI adoption last year when it recruited Instacart executive Daniel Danker to serve as executive vice-president for AI acceleration, product and design. He was paid $44 million last year, more than outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon.
McMillon’s successor John Furner on Friday gave an award to a pair of Walmart engineers who had programmed a “vibe coding” platform being used throughout the company. It allows hourly-wage employees to create code to solve business problems, FT said.
The news comes days after Walmart shareholders rejected a proposal that would have required the company to compile a report on AI/automation’s impact in the workplace.
The proposal presented by United for Respect called on Walmart to explain how it plans to address and measure impact of the technology as it embeds AI across its operations.
“A report describing the principles guiding AI deployment, the metrics used to assess workforce impacts — such as job quality, compensation, training effectiveness, and equity — and the governance structures overseeing these systems would enable shareholders to evaluate whether Walmart’s AI strategy aligns with its public commitments, supports long-term value creation and mitigates workforce-related risks,” the proposal read.
Walmart’s board opposed the idea, arguing the company is committed to managing how AI and automation are deployed and the additional reporting would be unnecessary.