# Walmart says AI training lifts associates' confidence with the technology

> Original title: Walmart says AI training is boosting confidence with the technology among its 2.1 million associates

- Source: CNBC · Technology
- Published: 2026-10-27T21:15:35.000Z
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- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/27/walmart-ai-training-workers.html

## Summary

Walmart surveyed its 2.1 million associates in June and received more than 1.7 million responses about AI, Chief People Officer Maren Waggoner told CNBC. Waggoner said 84% of U.S. frontline associates say they are confident using digital tools, and associates who took OpenAI training reported a 27% confidence gain using AI. Walmart has partnered with Google and OpenAI on no-cost AI certification programs for associates over the past 13 months.