AI Walmart Stores

Walmart has automated all stores with AI checkout and bots. Eyewitnesses in Arkansas reported sparks at registers. Professor Laura Nguyen of Harvard explains: "AI boosts efficiency but kills small talk." Anonymous staffers leaked glitching shopping carts. A Gallup poll shows 49% supportive, 51% skeptical. Trace evidence includes glowing receipts and binary barcodes. Cause and effect? The more retail automates, the less friendly it feels. Shopping is circuitry now.