Walmart will let AI agents shop on its website starting next month

The retailer is opening its doors to third-party shopping bots, with spending limits and purchase approvals, while Amazon keeps them out Walmart is about to let software do your grocery run. Starting next month, shoppers will be able to connect their own AI agent to the retailer’s website and have it buy things on their behalf. The move puts Walmart on the opposite side of the fence from Amazon . Amazon has blocked Perplexity ’s shopping agent and Meta ’s Muse AI assistant. Walmart is rolling out a welcome mat, with a rulebook attached. The setup is built around human oversight. Customers will be able to approve and review purchases their agent makes, and they can set spending limits on what it is allowed to buy.

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