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Maj. Dude

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11. If you want...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2026, 06:14 PM

18 hrs ago

a steady mechanics job, work on Fords. It's steady enough until one gets burned out on fixing those POS.
I had to drive Ford fleet trucks for years because they were the cheapest bids that our local government people would buy.
We never had too many issues with the older GM & Dodge P/U's that got the award winning bids.
There is a reason that FoMoCo can claim 'best selling'. Cheap is cheap.

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Ford rehires experienced engineers after AI misses the mark [View all] riversedge 21 hrs ago OP

Ya think.................. turbinetree 21 hrs ago #1

Now's the time to unionize FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #2

They replaced the wrong people with AI. Should have replaced the idiot execs. Wonder Why 20 hrs ago #3

Firing people from critical jobs isn't a very bright idea. patphil 20 hrs ago #4

Deport AI for stealing our jobs IronLionZion 19 hrs ago #5

The hyped ROI will never materialize pat_k 19 hrs ago #6

Everyone knew this would happen at some point sakabatou 19 hrs ago #7

Unfortunately, this is only temporary. Sooner or later AI will get good enough to replace the engineers permanently. Fil1957 18 hrs ago #8

And nuclear fusion will power our homes and warp drive will be a reality. paleotn 18 hrs ago #10

This is not nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion does not exist. AI does, and is already replacing people. Like any other Fil1957 1 hr ago #23

The gains are slowing down, not speeding up Random Boomer 4 hrs ago #18

Nobody knows what intelligence is yet. hunter 3 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 1 hr ago #24

And what have I been saying for months now. paleotn 18 hrs ago #9

If you want... Maj. Dude 18 hrs ago #11

Maybe some newer ones.... Delarage 4 hrs ago #17

I always though AI was overrated Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago #12

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Initech 15 hrs ago #13

I hope they negotiated BIG raises. n/t mtngirl47 14 hrs ago #14

A bit off the mark NBachers 13 hrs ago #15

May this be... 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #16

I foresee a day when AI purposely builds unsafe vehicles mdbl 3 hrs ago #20

AI does not think. It does not reason. It has no intelligence. Bluetus 1 hr ago #21

Fix Or Rehire Daily pstokely 1 hr ago #22

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