Walmart Hires Instacart Executive to Speed Up AI Adoption

(Bloomberg) — Walmart Inc. is hiring an executive from Instacart Inc. to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence as the world’s largest retailer looks to bolster its competitive edge.

Daniel Danker, chief product officer and head of online grocery at Instacart, will join Walmart as executive vice president of AI acceleration, product and design, according to a memo viewed by Bloomberg News. In the newly created role, Danker will lead AI adoption as well as the product management and design teams. He will report to Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon.