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riversedge

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Mon Jun 29, 2026, 03:08 PM 22 hrs ago

Ford rehires experienced engineers after AI misses the mark [View all]

Source: foxbusiness.com



Published June 29, 2026 12:44pm EDT

By Eric Revell

Ford has rehired experienced human engineers to help address the shortcomings of artificial intelligence (AI) tools meant to tackle quality issues in the automaker's production processes.

The hiring push helped Ford top the JD Power 2026 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS) for the first time since 2010 amid improvements in the quality of its new vehicles, and follows some hard-learned lessons about the ability of AI to replace human knowledge in production processes.

"Artificial intelligence is a fantastic tool, but it's only as good as the information you use to train it," Charles Poon, Ford's vice president of vehicle hardware engineering, said on a press call Wednesday, according to a report by Bloomberg.

"Over prior years, we didn't pay as much attention as we should have to the experience of our most knowledgeable engineers that have been with us through many product cycles," he said.

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Ya think.................. turbinetree 22 hrs ago #1
Now's the time to unionize FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #2
They replaced the wrong people with AI. Should have replaced the idiot execs. Wonder Why 21 hrs ago #3
Firing people from critical jobs isn't a very bright idea. patphil 21 hrs ago #4
Deport AI for stealing our jobs IronLionZion 20 hrs ago #5
The hyped ROI will never materialize pat_k 20 hrs ago #6
Everyone knew this would happen at some point sakabatou 20 hrs ago #7
Unfortunately, this is only temporary. Sooner or later AI will get good enough to replace the engineers permanently. Fil1957 19 hrs ago #8
And nuclear fusion will power our homes and warp drive will be a reality. paleotn 19 hrs ago #10
This is not nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion does not exist. AI does, and is already replacing people. Like any other Fil1957 2 hrs ago #23
The gains are slowing down, not speeding up Random Boomer 5 hrs ago #18
Nobody knows what intelligence is yet. hunter 4 hrs ago #19
I don't agree. However if you were to replace the word "intelligence" with the word "consciosness", I would agree 100% Fil1957 2 hrs ago #24
And what have I been saying for months now. paleotn 19 hrs ago #9
If you want... Maj. Dude 19 hrs ago #11
Maybe some newer ones.... Delarage 5 hrs ago #17
I always though AI was overrated Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago #12
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Initech 16 hrs ago #13
I hope they negotiated BIG raises. n/t mtngirl47 15 hrs ago #14
A bit off the mark NBachers 14 hrs ago #15
May this be... 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #16
I foresee a day when AI purposely builds unsafe vehicles mdbl 4 hrs ago #20
AI does not think. It does not reason. It has no intelligence. Bluetus 3 hrs ago #21
Fix Or Rehire Daily pstokely 2 hrs ago #22
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