A Daily Chronicle of AI Innovations: 🛒 AI makes Walmart 100x more productive 🦄 SoftBank’s AI chip faces setback 🗣️ Create a Siri-like voice AI with Llama 3.1 🆕 Hermes 3 is the newest open-source model

🛒 AI makes Walmart 100x more productive

🦄 SoftBank’s AI chip faces setback

🗣️ Create a Siri-like voice AI with Llama 3.1

🆕 Hermes 3 is the newest open-source model

🛒 AI makes Walmart 100x more productive

Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon just reported that the company is using generative AI to increase its productivity, updating 850 million product catalog entries 100 times faster than human-led methods.

• The report came during the company’s Q2 financial earnings call, where McMillon also announced AI improvements to customer search and seller support.
• Customers can now use AI-powered search and a new shopping assistant on Walmart’s app and website — it even provides advice for questions like “Which TV is best for watching sports?”.
• Walmart is also testing a completely new AI-driven experience for U.S. based marketplace sellers, but the details are not yet available.