I keep hearing about an AI tool that’s being developed to help D&Rs and FSEs, but it sounds like something that could lead to layoffs because they’ll expect one engineer to do more work.
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AI tools are being created to bring competence to the LCCs. Then, US employees will be eliminated.
Some organizations now have design rules developed that are used for design templates.
Templates to 3D models in a very short time.
One reason why so many PD engineers were kicked to the curb in 2022 and 2023 including those TS’s who developed those design rules.
Don’t forget no good deed goes unpunished at FOMOCO.
Ford stole an internal tool I built in 2023-2024 then marked on my report that I show entrepreneurial strengths despite my already proven background which they didn’t account for… anything but giving our flowers. They didn’t come up with the tool, yet it was used cross functionally across teams.. removing blockers.
I say stole because ford scammed me through my experience here.
Haha I created tools for them and advocated hard in presentations
Even in my internship I told these id--ts to stop doing sh-t like Bem css and switch to utility first
Long story short now they do utility first like tailwind on their site
Noobs
AI will eliminate all jobs just like robotics did in the 80’s. No, wait, that’s not how it all worked out. Carry on, just learn to instruct AI and you will be fine, If you fight to keep doing what AI can do better and faster, you will go the way of the dinosaurs.
If it weren't for management being risk averse in general and at Ford, I'd say there is a general consensus that AI will be something you'll have to worry about. However, given corporate sloth adoption will be the bottleneck, not the technology. Right now is the worst it will ever be and it will compound on itself on getting better. If you are not learning it then you will be cast aside so being familiar at a basic level will be like reading. Don't wait for Ford to adopt these tools because high level management will likely stand in the way. People will lose their jobs to this either way, and eventually anything that can be done in front of a computer will be gone in 10-20 years. Learn how to work on / repair robots and troubleshoot hardware. Human dexterity will take a bit longer for AI to overcome although that will not be a challenge for it at some point ~ 50 years or so. Good luck to you all.
I wouldn't worry. With all of the "TOOLS" Ford has in its malmanagement ranks, you are probably very safe.