Walmart's AI Super Agents and the Sparky Strategy

In 2025 Walmart unveiled a four-super-agent AI strategy — Sparky (for customers), Marty (for suppliers and advertisers), an Associate Agent (for store workers), and a Developer Agent — plus a high-profile partnership with OpenAI that Walmart has since pivoted into a Sparky-inside-ChatGPT integration. This is the single most visible strategic narrative at Walmart right now, and candidates in almost any role should be fluent in it.