Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, says he cannot think of a single work that will not be modified by AI – this is the way today’s workforce can prepare

The AI ​​already reshapes the future of work with entry -level job seekers who fight to win a place – but the CEO of Walmart predicts that more disturbances is on the way. So much so that he cannot even think of a work description which will not be modified by AI.

“Maybe there is work in the world that AI will not change, but I have not thought about it,” said McMillon Wall Street Journal.

With 2.1 million employees worldwide (including around 1.6 million in the United States), the retail giant offers an overview of how major employers adapt to new technologies. And despite the AI ​​which already automates certain tasks for Walmart workers, including warehouse jobs, McMillon denied the quarter of work means that people before in these roles will be without work.

Walmart plans to automate jobs but keep the same 2 million workforce

Despite increased automation, Walmart plans to maintain its stable workforce at around 2 million workers around the world, although the mixture of these jobs should change, said the director of people in the retail giant, Donna Morris Wsj. The leaders even follow the work functions decrease, increase or remain the same as a measure to know where workers will have to be raised.

“Our goal is to create the opportunity for everyone to go to the other side,” added McMillon. “Some jobs and tasks at Walmart will be eliminated, but others will be added.”

For example, last month, the retailer of $ 822 billion created an “agent manufacturer” position: an employee built AI tools to help the merchants.

But not all the work will be taken care of by advanced technologies; Walmart plans to continue using human workers, rather than humanoid robots, in roles that interact directly with people.

Fortune contacted Walmart to comment.

How workers can adapt, according to the CEO of Walmart

That CEOs consult the new age of AI by optimism or concern, the constant conversation of the replacement of jobs could be intimidating for employees. McMillon said that the best way to think about AI is to be “revolutionary” or make your role better or more advanced, in an interview with the Associated Press Sunday.

“How can I rely on the role I have – whatever this role – to adopt new tools, to take advantage of them and make things better than they would have been otherwise?” he said to the publication.

To execute this vision, Walmart has joined broader learning initiatives. Earlier this month, Openai launched a certification program to help workers build an “AI mastery” and apply technology more effectively in their nine to five. As part of this effort, Openai joins forces with business giants like Walmart and John Deere, with the aim of certifying 10 million Americans by 2030.

“The best way to do so is to work together, to share information and learn together,” said McMillon to the AP. “This will accelerate our ability to get ahead of this so that we can do a better job to prepare our partners for success. And that is ultimately what we are trying to do.”

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