Ford has quietly rehired over 300 veteran engineers after its AI-driven quality checks failed to match the skill and experience of longtime human inspectors, proving that automation still has serious limits in the real world. Patrick Bet-David and the team break down why &quot;Team Human&quot; is making a comeback, what this means for the future of AI in the workplace, and why human connection, struggle, and purpose can&#x27;t be replaced by technology.

“We’re Team Human” - Ford Hired Back 350 Engineers They Fired Due to AI

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[SPEAKER_A] Ford is rehiring human engineers after AI fails to match quality checks. What this is a BBC story, by the way. This is, this is a good story for Team Human, man. We're making a comeback. They're not going to ship us out, okay? They're not going to ship us out. And PBD Podcast is run by— hi, this is Patrick Bet-David. Today I'm going to talk to Jeff Snyder, you know, today Tom Ellsworth. No, it ain't gonna happen. Humans are protected. Ford's realizing it. Let me read this to you. Ford says it has hired some human engineers. Can you imagine we have to say human engineers? Just say engineers. We used to just say human engineers, just engineers. After AI failed to match their skill and experience in a bid to reap the benefits of the tech, which developers claim can cut costs and boost productivity, the U.S. carmaker adopted it across some parts of its operators, including for quality checks. But according to Bloomberg, its executive said the firm has rehired more than 300 veteran quality inspectors in recent years to make up for the pitfalls of the automated systems. „Team Human," baby, making a comeback. We're making a comeback. AI is a fantastic tool, but it is only as good as the information you can train it. Charles Poon, VP of Vehicle Hardware Engineering, told reporters, „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, the US automaker is among the to have seized on the buzz around AI, particularly amid Wall Street's fervor around the tech's potential to increase margins.

“We’re Team Human” - Ford Hired Back 350 Engineers They Fired Due to AI

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The candid version is on a podcast,
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“We’re Team Human” - Ford Hired Back 350 Engineers They Fired Due to AI

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.