Engaget Summary (2023-04-28 10AM)

Source: Walmart’s suppliers would rather negotiate with AI than a human

Summary
Walmart is using a chatbot to negotiate supplier deals, saving an average of three percent on contracts. The bot from Pactum AI is preferable to vendors and is used to negotiate contracts for store essentials. The technology is being used in countries such as the US, Canada, Chile, and South Africa.

Fact

💰 The AI chatbot helps Walmart save an average of three percent on supplier contracts.

🛒 Pactum’s software negotiates for essentials like shopping carts and not shelf products.

🌍 Walmart has expanded the use of Pactum’s tool in Canada, the US, Chile, and South Africa.

👥 Three out of four suppliers prefer haggling with the AI over a human, according to Walmart.

👨‍💼 Automated negotiation is not an option as the bot still needs to negotiate with a real person.

🤖 Walmart has experimented with robots to reduce the need for staff.

Source: ‘Vampire Survivors’ is getting an animated television series

Summary
Indie game Vampire Survivors, known for its simple gameplay and narrative, is being adapted into an animated TV series by media company Story Kitchen. The show’s creators are currently searching for a writer to bring the game’s story to life.

Facts

🎮 Vampire Survivors, an addictively casual indie game, is getting an animated television series.

🧛 The game has a simple backstory, revolving around defeating an evil character named Bisconte Draculó.

📺 Media company Story Kitchen will partner with the game’s creator to make the series.

😂 Creator Luca Galante joked that there are no actual vampires in Vampire Survivors.

🎬 Story Kitchen is headed by Dmitri Johnson, who co-produced the Sonic the Hedgehog movie series, and includes John Wick creator Derek Kolstad.

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