How will AI affect the Walmart workforce and management? And how will these transitions occur?
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Can't wait until chat-bot and AI comes to walmart. Of course any asso will be able to transfer to another store. Stores in Mexico are a good bet.
If you try to see through the smoke and spin you will see Walmart has no choice but to
accept AI asap. Walmart has been running workable tests on AI so they will be ready to go.
"They learned their lesson from Amazon."
LoL so then Walmart will figure out AI in about 10 years after everyone else.
AI is replacement of humans. To believe otherwise is to stand in the rain. Walmart will not be left behind using AI. They learned their lesson from Amazon. It's just who will be replaced first HO.
customers treated as criminals...
https://www.wired.com/story/walmart-shoplifting-artificial-intelligence-everseen/
And Harvard is saying everyone must develop a "digital mindset."
https://hbr.org/2023/08/ai-wont-replace-humans-but-humans-with-ai-will-replace-humans-without-ai
This is what Guild is saying...
"12M job switches may be needed and 30% of hours worked will likely be automated in the U.S. economy by 2030 – with generative AI accelerating this trend."
https://www.guild.com/education-benefits/ai-employee-training/
This is what Walmart is saying...
https://news.yahoo.com/why-walmart-thinks-ai-won-165744587.html
https://fortune.com/2023/03/15/walmart-technology-taking-over-empowering-people-ai-jobs-retail-donna-morris/