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An AI Helper Could Do Your Shopping

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Read the story

Walmart says it will add special profiles for AI shopping helpers next month. A profile will show what a helper buys.

Customers can approve each order or set a spending limit. Walmart says helpers will not receive payment-card details.

Source: Walmart, 2026-10-21. https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/10/Making-It-Possible-for-Agents-to-Shop-on-Behalf-of-Customers

Read and practise

1. Are Agent Profiles already available in this report?

   1. They have been used by all customers for a year
   2. The announcement says no launch is planned
   3. They are planned, rather than confirmed as already available

2. How can customers control a helper’s spending?

   1. Order approval or a customer-set budget
   2. Unlimited spending without approval
   3. Agents changing payment methods whenever they want

3. What will the special profile help customers see?

   1. Which purchases the helper makes
   2. Every other customer’s shopping history
   3. The contents of a helper’s training data

Your turn

Would you choose approval for every order or a spending limit? Give one reason.

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