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.

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 days ago

    on the other hand, Ford clearly does not understand how to design or manufacture vehicles because China already does it better despite Ford’s 100 year head start.

    There is a lot of stupid shit in US automotive engineering that is only done for historic reasons…like why does every model need unique handles, switches, knobs, etc.