Ford had to rehire 350 engineers after its AI got vehicle quality wrong
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Ford having to rehire 350 engineers after over-rotating to AI is a clear warning — you can’t rip out deep domain expertise and expect models to backfill judgment. Use AI to augment senior engineers and compress cycle times, not as a one-for-one replacement for quality-critical roles.
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