How Walmart is preparing two million workers for an AI future

Walmart exec says the U.S. needs to get tougher on training its next generation of workers in AI: 'Look at China, 5-year-olds are learning DeepSeek'

Corporate America is in a race against time to upgrade its workforce. Top AI leaders warn that white-collar jobs could face major disruption within the next 18 months—yet relatively few workers are using AI technology in their daily work. That disconnect is pushing major employers like Deloitte, Verizon, and Walmart to roll out large-scale AI training for their employees. And according to Donna Morris, Walmart’s chief people officer, the stakes …

How Walmart is preparing two million workers for an AI future

Session speakersDonna Morris — Executive vice president and chief people officer, WalmartKevin Delaney (Moderator) — Editor-in-chief, Charter and The San Francisco StandardWalmart is the largest corporate employer in the world, with jobs that range from software engineers and pharmacists to truck drivers and frontline workers. And every one of those jobs, CEO Doug McMillon said last year, will be changed by AI, with the company aiming to help “e…