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Klarna AI assistant handles two-thirds of customer service chats in its first month
Klarna needed to scale customer service globally to serve a massive consumer base across many markets and languages, with errands taking 11 minutes on average to resolve before the AI assistant launched.
How it works
Common implementation structure
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Stage 1 · Customer opens Klarna app
Customers access the AI assistant through the Klarna app.
Tools used
OpenAI
Outcome
Within one month of launch, the AI assistant handled 2.3 million conversations — two-thirds of all customer service chats — doing the equivalent work of 700 full-time agents, achieving a 25% drop in repeat inquiries, reducing resolution time from 11 minutes to under 2 minutes, and estimated to drive $40 million USD in profit improvement in 2024.
Results
Time saved2.3 million
Volume700 full-time agents
Cost replaced$40 million USD
Running sinceapproximately January 2024
Grounding & classification
Source type: press release
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