<![CDATA[Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars.]]>Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars.

AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.

https://www.the-independent.com/tech/ford-ai-automation-human-workers-b3003787.html

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Not one of the executives will be fired

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mapstodon.space/users/hareldan/statuses/116826070014205535https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mapstodon.space/users/hareldan/statuses/116826070014205535Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:25:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. on Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:23:05 GMT]]>@carnage4life I think they will just continue their move towards AI "bringing back some of those employees to retrain those systems, or in some cases, mentor younger engineers who were currently struggling to maintain Ford’s vehicle quality". Those engineers will just be fired again. https://www.theverge.com/transportation/956316/ford-quality-jd-power-ranking-ai-automated-mistakes

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon-belgium.be/users/random_sapiens/statuses/116826058616097398https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon-belgium.be/users/random_sapiens/statuses/116826058616097398Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:23:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. on Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:04:24 GMT]]>@carnage4life If only someone, *anyone*, had told them this was a scam.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GeePawHill/statuses/116825749226212604https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GeePawHill/statuses/116825749226212604Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:04:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. on Sun, 28 Jun 2026 03:29:20 GMT]]>@carnage4life Wow, I bet they feel valued and will be motivated to do far more than the bare minimum for the company now!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.ridetrans.it/users/Andres4NY/statuses/116825611328885790https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.ridetrans.it/users/Andres4NY/statuses/116825611328885790Sun, 28 Jun 2026 03:29:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. on Sun, 28 Jun 2026 02:54:22 GMT]]>@carnage4life "we didn't pay attention to the people who actually know how things work" is quite the admission.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mattwillis/statuses/116825473810573250https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mattwillis/statuses/116825473810573250Sun, 28 Jun 2026 02:54:22 GMT