Ford realized AI wasn’t capable of taking human jobs years ago—and hired 350 ‘gray beard’ engineers to steer its program
- Posted on June 29, 2026
- By Fortune
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Ford realized AI wasn’t capable of taking human jobs years ago—and hired 350 ‘gray beard’ engineers to steer its program
“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,” a Ford exec said.