Ford rehires hundreds of "graybeard" engineers after AI shortcomings

Ford Motor Company rehired 350 veteran engineers, dubbed "graybeards," after an AI-powered quality inspection system failed to meet expectations, contradicting CEO Jim Farley's earlier prediction that AI would eliminate half of white-collar jobs.

Last year, Ford CEO Jim Farley said that AI would eliminate half of white-collar jobs. This year, Ford brought back 350 veteran techs after an AI-powered system failed to deliver https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/ford-has-been-rehiring-quality-inspectors-after-ai-fell-short the results executives expected. Internally they are called " graybeard https://gist.github.com/lenards/3739917 " engineers, presumably in honor of the ancient wisdom and grizzled experience that no software can yet replace. — Read the rest https://boingboing.net/2026/06/28/ford-brings-back-the-graybeard-engineers-after-ai-shortcomings.html The post Ford rehires hundreds of "graybeard" engineers after AI shortcomings https://boingboing.net/2026/06/28/ford-brings-back-the-graybeard-engineers-after-ai-shortcomings.html appeared first on Boing Boing https://boingboing.net .