Claude is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock, providing secure cloud access to foundation models and tools for building generative AI applications. Every AWS customer can now build with Claude, with exciting new experiences including Agents for Amazon Bedrock, which orchestrate API calls using AWS Lambda functions. This feature allows Claude to take on a more expanded role in understanding user requests, breaking down complex tasks into multiple steps, carrying on conversations, and taking actions. Secure customization and fine-tuning of Claude models through the service optimize performance with expert knowledge and proprietary data. The general availability of Claude advances responsible AI integration for enterprises, with application layer solutions to be announced in the coming months. Leading enterprises such as Bridgewater Associates are leveraging Claude to augment analyst productivity and create novel applications like an Investment Analyst Assistant on Amazon Bedrock.