Ride-hail giant Lyft has partnered with AI startup Anthropic to build an AI assistant that handles initial intake for customer service inquiries for both

Lyft announced a new partnership with Anthropic to use the Claude AI assistant to handle customer service requests. Claude is already being put to use handling service inquiries from drivers, reducing the average resolution time for a request by 87 percent, the company said.

Lyft is partnering with Anthropic to bring the startup's AI tech to its platform. "Anthropic, known for its human-centric approach to AI, will work with Lyft to build smart, safe, and empathetic AI-powered products that put riders and drivers first,

The ridehailing company has incorporated Claude into its customer-facing AI assistant and reduced average customer service resolution time by 87%, the company said.

The company said it has been using Anthropic's Claude AI model, through Amazon's Bedrock generative AI platform, which has helped reduce the average customer service resolution time by 87% and is resolving thousands of customer requests each day.

Lyft partners with AI startup Anthropic to enhance rideshare experience with innovative AI-powered solutions for riders and drivers.

Ride-hailing company Lyft (LYFT) has partnered with Amazon (AMZN) and Anthropic, an AI startup backed by Alphabet (GOOGL), to introduce

The partnership between Lyft and Anthropic will enable future collaborations on tools that will help both riders and drivers, it said. The AI startup will train Lyft's engineers on the technology. Lyft is set to report its quarterly results after markets close on Tuesday.