沃尔玛开放AI代理购物，与亚马逊形成鲜明对比

沃尔玛周三宣布推出Agent Gateway技术，允许AI代理代表用户完成购物交易。1沃尔玛总裁兼CEO John Furner在旧金山Masters of Scale Summit峰会上介绍了这一举措。1此举与亚马逊近期阻止AI代理在其平台进行购物的政策形成对比。1

Agent Gateway基于Anthropic开发的model context protocol (MCP)构建，支持与ChatGPT、Gemini等流行AI应用集成。1沃尔玛下月还将推出Agent Profiles功能。1为保护消费者权益，该平台允许客户设置每次交易审批或设定消费限额。1用户无需Walmart+会员即可获得Agent支持。1沃尔玛与Meta的Muse建立了合作关系。1

Walmart announced the launch of Agent Gateway on Wednesday, a new technology enabling AI agents to conduct shopping transactions on behalf of users.1 The move represents a stark contrast to Amazon's recent decision to block AI agents from making purchases on its platform.1

Agent Gateway is built on the model context protocol (MCP) developed by Anthropic.1 The retail giant is also preparing the rollout of Agent Profiles next month.1 To protect consumers, Walmart will allow customers to require approval for each transaction or set spending limits on their accounts.1 The platform will support integration with popular AI applications including ChatGPT and Gemini, and users can access AI agent features without requiring a Walmart+ membership.1 Walmart has also established a partnership with Meta's Muse.1

Walmart President and CEO John Furner announced these initiatives at the Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco, positioning the company to capitalize on AI agents as they become mainstream.1