Walmart last week launched Sparky, a generative AI-powered shopping assistant integrated into its mobile app. The assistant is designed to help users compare products, summarize reviews, and surface suggestions for specific occasions or needs. Sparky is accessible through a smiley emoji icon placed between “My Items” and “Services” within the Walmart app.
The assistant responds to natural language inputs and is capable of handling a range of queries from identifying weather conditions in specific locations to suggesting gift ideas for Father’s Day. It can also retrieve recently se
