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Ford had to hire back former engineers to fix mistakes made by its automated systems (www.theverge.com)
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“Mistakenly, we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence and adjusting the design requirements that we had, that that would produce a high-quality product,” said Charles Poon, VP of vehicle hardware engineering, in a briefing this week with reporters.

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[–] WhoIsTheDrizzle@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I bet the executives who made the decision gave themselves a bonus and are still working there despite the monumental blunder.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Executives fail upwards.

[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

There can be value in having learned things the hard way. The decisions I made that resulted in melted piles of scrap really seared themselves into my memory, and help me make better decisions around those systems going forward.

Unfortunately, our corporate systems aren't great at distinguishing people who gained valuable lessons from people who don't recognize they screwed up.