Via Bloomberg Ford rehired over 350 veteran engineers referred to internally as “gray beards” after an aggressive AI adoption strategy backfired. Ford had been increasingly relying on AI-driven inspection systems to streamline production and address quality control issues, however the firm acknowledged that AI lacked the nuanced judgement when it came to complex problems. “We had been relying more and more on automated quality systems and not getting the desired results,” said Kumar Galhotra, Ford’s chief operating officer. “We brought…