Walmart partners with OpenAI to let shoppers buy items through ChatGPT

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Walmart on Tuesday announced a new partnership with OpenAI that will let customers shop directly through ChatGPT.

The feature, which will roll out soon, will allow users to browse, plan meals, and restock household items through a chat interface that connects to Walmart’s Instant Checkout system. Shoppers will be able to add products and complete transactions without leaving the ChatGPT platform, the company said.

”For many years now, eCommerce shopping experiences have consisted of a search bar and a long list of item responses. That is about to change.” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a statement. “We are running towards that more enj