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Ms. Toad

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11. Sounds to me like someone didn't program the item coding correctly.

Reply to Tiny Tabby (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:39 PM

Jul 19

If it has a UPC or SKU code that isn't programmed correctly, it isn't insisting an avocado is broccoli - it is just using the code to retrieve the matching item name and price. It has no idea what the item is - it just knows the number is the one tied to broccoli.

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Pathetic attempt by Walmart to use AI at checkout [View all] Tiny Tabby Jul 19 OP

Doesn't necessarily sound like an "AI" problem. Disaffected Jul 19 #1

Yep, wrong code for the product Attilatheblond Jul 19 #3

Cheapest candy you'll find. Stock up while you can! newdeal2 Jul 19 #5

Haven't experience that but their new "One Pay" app is slower that using a credit card at least for me. walkingman Jul 19 #2

That is the truth. The Madcap Jul 19 #9

There is no "I" in AI if humans must intervene as far as I'm concerned lol n/t Cheezoholic Jul 19 #4

Just because it's marketed as "intelligence" doesn't mean it is. I mean, look at our POTUS. eppur_se_muova Jul 19 #7

Sounds like Walmart AI was trying to save you money by charging broccoli prices for artichokes. emulatorloo Jul 19 #6

At 60-70 cents a pound for bananas, a single Charleston Chew would run you about .08 cents Prairie Gates Jul 19 #10

misidentifying product(s), and bar codes (which stores have been using for decades) stopdiggin Jul 19 #8

Sounds to me like someone didn't program the item coding correctly. Ms. Toad Jul 19 #11

I haven't been inside a Walmart to check out in a long time (groceries online). mucholderthandirt Jul 20 #12

I got carded for buying diapers. Hugin Jul 20 #13

Corps are lying about AI implementations, they say it's "driven" by AI but... uponit7771 Jul 20 #14