Walmart to let users connect AI shopping agents to its website

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Walmart plans to allow customers to link their own AI agents to its website next month. Users will be able to approve and review purchases and set spending limits. The move contrasts with Amazon, which has blocked shopping agents from Perplexity and Meta. Walmart has published terms for these agents, requiring them to act only within the shopper's intent and barring changes to a customer's payment method.

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