Not in a hurry to get GenAI agent to India: Walmart's Vinod Bidarkoppa

Walmart Global Tech in India has centres in Bengaluru, Chennai and Gurugram. Walmart earlier this year had also signed a deal to lease an area of 465,000 sq.ft in Chennai for five years

Walmart is yet to put a timeline on when to introduce its customer-facing generative AI (GenAI) agent Sparky in Flipkart, said Vinod Bidarkoppa, chief technology officer, Walmart International.

 

The world’s largest retailer, which launched the agent in June, expects Sparky to join the company’s growing suite of Gen AI-powered shopping capabilities, which currently includes search within the navigation bar, summaries of product reviews, product descriptions, and product comparisons.

 

“We haven’t specifically put a timeline for it. But our approach is that all the operating Walmart markets should benefit from it. It may not look exactly the same, but