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Walmart Executive Artificial intelligence said it has a hand to rebuild all of its jobs around the world, including retailers known as the nation’s largest private employer.
According to the Wallmart Journal, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said Doug McMillon “it’s very clear that Doug McMillon will “literally change all of the jobs” at the workforce meeting at the company’s Bentonville headquarters.
McMillon is one of several chief executives who have spoken out about technology that changes the function of several roles and are eliminating several positions. At Walmart, MacMillon revealed that some jobs and tasks are in the chopping block for artificial intelligence. At the same time, it also helps create new roles.
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“Maybe there are jobs in the world where AI remains the same, but I’m not thinking about that,” McMillon said during the meeting.
Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart Inc., will give a keynote speech at CES 2024 at Venetian Resort Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 9, 2024. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Walmart executives have already discussed the impact of AI on the workforce during planning meetings with leaders who track which types of work will decrease, increase and remain stable.
Still, providing some security, MacMillon said at the Walmart Opportunity Summit in Bentonville that the company’s goal is to “create opportunities for everyone to reach the other side.”
“Walmart has a history of being strong at moments of change. With AI, we don’t wait. We are leaning towards making it work for our customers, our peers and our partners,” a Walmart spokesperson told Fox Business.
Walmart location at 2844 North Broadway Street before permanently closing in Chicago, Illinois, USA on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Christopher Dilt / Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Over the next three years, the company told Fox Business it expects to have around 2.1 million personnel. Global Workersto remain flat as roles evolve.
“That’s why we provide our peers with AI training and pathways for high-demand careers, both today and in the future,” the spokesman added.
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Earlier this month, Walmart Chief People Officer Donna Morris told employees in a memo that the company worked with Openai to provide free AI training to both frontline and office-based workers to prepare for “tomorrow’s job.”
Walmart employees will press their cart through the Walmart store in Richmond, California on August 15, 2019. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/Getty Images)
“This free access to AI certification and training through Openai allows associates to lead and innovate in the retail industry as they prepare associates in all areas for work tomorrow, from supply chains to stores to stores,” Morris said in a note to employees.
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The company, like many others in the retail sector, has already implemented artificial intelligence in various aspects of its business to streamline tasks. He has been experimenting with AI technology for over seven years, including the deployment of Ask Sam, a voice assistant that automates tasks for Walmart and Sam’s Club Associates.
Voice assistants are “built on natural language processing” and “help associates to do a variety of tasks,” said Vinod Bidarkoppa, chief technical officer at Sam’s club.
In 2021, Walmart began using AI Enhance your online grocery orders. For example, the company uses deep learning AI to identify the best alternative for its customers if the selected item is out of stock. A year later, automated inventory scrubbers were deployed to Sam’s club locations nationwide, owned by Walmart.
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The company also leverages the Arkansas-based Market Supply Center’s proprietary storage and search system that helps Walmart Associates fill online grocery pickup and delivery orders faster than before.
An automated bot called Alphabot retrieves items from the Fulfillment Center storage system and brings them to associates at the picking station. The system maintains an inventory separate from the store floor.
