Announcement ·
"We won't do it": Walmart's boss promises not to use AI to vary prices according to customer profile or the weather
Original title, in French: “"Nous ne le ferons pas": le patron de Walmart promet de ne pas utiliser l'IA pour faire valser les prix en...”
- Publication
- BFM Business (France)
- Author
- Olivier Chicheportiche
- Published on
- 26 September 2026 · read in the page structured data
Summary
Walmart's boss has pledged not to use artificial intelligence to vary displayed prices according to customer profile. AI-equipped electronic shelf labels make it technically possible to adjust prices based on a consumer's personal characteristics, as well as other factors such as the weather or the time of day.
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- Country
- United States
- Company size
- Large companies
- Industries
- Retail and distribution, e-commerce
- Companies
- Walmart (deploys AI)
- Keywords
- dynamic pricing, prices, artificial intelligence, retail, electronic shelf labels, personal data
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