‘We didn’t pay as much attention as we should have to the experience of our most knowledgeable engineers,’ says automaker
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Funny. But at least they learnt their lesson and made some changes.
I can’t say the same for software companies, which are obsessed with AI and firing experience and replacing it with automation. Klarna, learnt their lesson the hard way, and now it’s Ford. Who else is next?
nooooooooo. dont talk badly, some companies have forward deployd engineers. it should be “forwardfired” 
I had this idea for a while now: devs were always a kind if black box to (crappy) managers. Send requests in, get tools or features back.
To those managers AI was just a cheaper black box which kind of could do the same.
But there are better managers out there, my current CEO was a coder so he empowers is with AI tools, but doesn’t even consider replacing.
“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.
“Mistakenly, we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence and ingesting the design requirements that we had, that that would produce a high-quality product.”
You admit you dont pay attention to your best engineers, then fire them for an AI that does not understand context or nuance and then you wonder why your QA breaks down? Truly, I cannot understand how these companies still exist.
From the article:
Ford continues to have quality issues with its older vehicles, and remains the most recalled automaker in the US, though executives blamed this on past issues involving automation, rather than the rehiring of humans.
Technical debt is a thing. And in this case, it appears to have dividends.
It is also worth noting the featured comment on the article:
Ford is only rehiring humans long enough to perfect the AI systems. They are literally training their replacements.
I am not yet convinced companies like Ford have learnt from their past. I am not the only one.
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I missed this last part. Good find. I guess this means more years of crappy cars, and recalls. Shame on you Ford!
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