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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.

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[-] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 hour ago

Those engineers should have formed a union and refused until they could collectively negotiate their pay. I can't think of a more straightforward situation in which a union would be more appropriate.

[-] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 43 points 3 hours ago

I hope those engineers managed to get a big raise, because Ford will try that again soon.

[-] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 4 points 54 minutes ago

They've said they're hiring them back specifically to train and help their automated model/systems

[-] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 44 points 3 hours ago

Wow, the clankers couldn't measure up to experienced engineers? Who could have possibly seen that coming? Why didn't someone warn someone about that?

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 hours ago

The best AI could come up with was plastic oil pans, which are all failing.

[-] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 4 minutes ago

Plastic oil pans were a thing long before AI

[-] andrewta@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago

I love how you got down voted for telling the truth And For you adding a small amount of sarcasm into the comment. I’m thinking it’s a pro AI person.

[-] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 4 points 1 hour ago

Some Tesla driving knuckle dragger with a MAGA hat that takes naps while their car drives on autopilot.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 hours ago

There's always an asshole downvote.

[-] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago

Hmmm sounds like you have to just accept and invest in your training pool to ensure the long term health of your company. Once these guys are gone again, they won’t have anyone to turn to, to fix their mistakes.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 points 32 minutes ago

Long term thinking? That's crazy talk! Line must go up now!

[-] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 2 hours ago

Hey, I've seen this movie.

https://youtu.be/BStvRwNqd-Q

'Desk Set' with Tracey and Hepburn. Tracey is a computer expert trying to replace Hepburn's team of researchers.

[-] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago
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