--- title: DWP proposes AI chatbots to replace welfare advisors description: The UK Department for Work and Pensions is testing AI chatbots to support Universal Credit claimants, potentially replacing human welfare advisors for routine... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/dwp-proposes-ai-chatbots-to-replace-welfare-advisors-ibg1ypzem twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: DWP proposes AI chatbots to replace welfare advisors | daily.dev og:description: The UK Department for Work and Pensions is testing AI chatbots to support Universal Credit claimants, potentially replacing human welfare advisors for routine... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/dwp-proposes-ai-chatbots-to-replace-welfare-advisors-ibg1ypzem og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Ibg1yPZeM.png og:image:alt: DWP proposes AI chatbots to replace welfare advisors og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # DWP proposes AI chatbots to replace welfare advisors **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The UK Department for Work and Pensions is testing AI chatbots to support Universal Credit claimants, potentially replacing human welfare advisors for routine interactions. This comes as UK businesses report an 8% net job reduction due to AI adoption, the highest among developed economies. The government is simultaneously partnering with Anthropic to provide AI-powered career guidance. With forecasts predicting over 10 million US job losses by 2030 and similar trends expected globally, UK officials are discussing universal basic income as a potential safety net for AI-displaced workers, though it's not yet official policy. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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