Walmart partners with OpenAI for shopping on ChatGPIT

Walmart of the world largest retailer In terms of revenue, OpenAI is catching up with most valuable private company Around the world, buyers were given the convenience to browse and purchase products directly through ChatGPT.

This partnership, announced In a press release on Tuesday, it enables customers to use ChatGPIT as a personal shopping assistant to request product recommendations, compare prices and provide the ability to purchase in-app.

“For several years now, ecommerce shopping experiences have included a search bar and a long list of item responses,” said Doug McMillon, Walmart CEO. Said in a press release“This is about to change. A native AI experience is coming that is multi-media, personalized and contextual.”

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The partnership makes online shopping a back-and-forth interaction between you and ChatGPT rather than a simple search-and-click experience. For example, instead of typing search terms and scrolling through listings, shoppers tell ChatGPT what they’re looking for, and then receive recommendations for products. They can tap “Buy” below the product, confirm shipping and payment details, and complete the purchase in the app.

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Walmart’s catalog includes apparel, entertainment, packaged foods, and other products from Walmart, Sam’s Club, and third-party sellers.

Also announced partnership with OpenAI Etsy and Shopify This works similar to the Walmart collaboration earlier this year. Shoppers can purchase items on Etsy or Shopify through ChatGate.

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Shopping is becoming a rapidly growing use case of AI. As of August 1st survey Nearly 60% of 1,200 US consumer respondents surveyed by email marketing platform Omnisend reported using AI for shopping tasks. Only 32% felt reluctant to let AI handle payment transactions 66% in February,

The survey additionally found that 65% of people who used AI when making a purchase preferred ChatGPT over other chatbots such as Anthropic Cloud, and used the chatbot for tasks such as product research.

As of October, OpenAI has overtaken 800 million weekly active users, more than 10% of the world’s adult population. became a startup the most valuable After the privately held company earlier this month in the world private stock sale The company was valued at $500 billion.

Meanwhile, Walmart is the world’s largest company by revenue, with worldwide retail sales of 2024. $675.58 billionAccording to the National Retail Federation. The company is also the world’s largest private employer more than two million Employee.

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Walmart of the world largest retailer In terms of revenue, OpenAI is catching up with most valuable private company Around the world, buyers were given the convenience to browse and purchase products directly through ChatGPT.

This partnership, announced In a press release on Tuesday, it enables customers to use ChatGPIT as a personal shopping assistant to request product recommendations, compare prices and provide the ability to purchase in-app.

“For several years now, ecommerce shopping experiences have included a search bar and a long list of item responses,” said Doug McMillon, Walmart CEO. Said in a press release“This is about to change. A native AI experience is coming that is multi-media, personalized and contextual.”