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Fortune
Emma Burleigh

Walmart has a message for its 2.1 million workers: AI is going to improve your job, not take it: ‘Technology will power our future’

Warehouse workers with robot (Credit: simonkr—Getty Images)

Many professionals feel as though they’re walking a career tightrope in the tech revolution as AI agents sweep through corporate offices and robots step onto the factory floor. But America’s largest employer, Walmart, has a hopeful message for its 2.1 million workers: AI will improve your job, not take it.

Earlier last week at Walmart’s Associates Week gathering at its Arkansas headquarters, the retail behemoth announced it would be leveraging AI across a whole host of job functions, including designing clothes and coordinating the company’s trucks. Plus, every U.S. staffer now has the option of becoming certified in the use of OpenAI tools.

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