Workplace robots can bring down pension age, says TUC

Economic gains from technological revolution could help tackle the challenge of an ageing population

An automated production line at a BMW Mini factory in Oxford
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Economic gains resulting from the increased use of robots in the workplace should be used to reverse plans to raise the state pension age, the TUC says.

The recommendation accompanies a report by the trade union body exploring ways in which artificial intelligence, digitisation and robotics could be used to help tackle the challenge of an ageing population.

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