Klarna's AI assistant handles two-thirds of customer service chats
Klarna deployed an OpenAI-powered assistant that took over the majority of its customer service conversations within weeks of launch.
The Business
Klarna deployed an OpenAI-powered assistant that took over the majority of its customer service conversations within weeks of launch.
Klarna · Europe · 5,000+ employees.
Before AI
Customer service ran on large teams of human agents and outsourced partners. Resolving a typical issue took around 11 minutes.
What Changed
Klarna launched an AI assistant built with OpenAI, handling enquiries across 23 markets in more than 35 languages, 24/7.
The Result
In its first month it handled 2.3 million conversations — about two-thirds of Klarna's chats and the equivalent work of 700 full-time agents. Resolution time fell from 11 minutes to under 2, with a reported ~$40m profit improvement expected in 2024. (Klarna later said it would rehire some human agents to keep a human option.)
Why this matters
When software starts doing the work of a department.
This wasn't a tool that made agents faster — it absorbed the majority of a core operation.
Any business running high volumes of repetitive customer conversations — insurers, utilities, retailers, telcos — may eventually face the same question about where the work happens.
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Source
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