Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short | TechCrunch
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"Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence ... that would produce a high-quality product.”

Ford executives said they have hired 350 veteran engineers — some of them were former employees, while others had been working at suppliers — after artificial intelligence and automated systems failed to deliver the desired quality level.

  • Ariselas@piefed.caEnglish
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    7 days ago

    I’m guessing “gray beard” also means they pulled engineers out of retirement or those close to retirement so that they can reduce the work force through attrition.