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Education
fromFortune
1 day ago

'I don't know why I need to go to college': Ford CEO says his Gen Z son worked as a mechanic and wondered if the 4-year degree was still worth it | Fortune

Skilled trades face urgent shortages as retirements outpace new entrants and soaring college costs push young people toward vocational work over four-year degrees.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
2 days ago

Ford CEO says AI augmented reality is a 'game changer' for techs working on his company's trucks amid a labor shortfall

AI will both simplify skilled-trade work (e.g., AR-assisted truck repairs) and drive job displacement across sectors, with outcomes depending on how companies manage the transition.
fromFortune
1 week ago

Ford's CEO: America is ignoring the 'essential economy' as AI eats entry-level white-collar jobs | Fortune

Ford CEO Jim Farley is issuing a wake-up call to America: the country's economic strength depends not just on the innovation hotspots of Silicon Valley, but on the everyday industries that get things "moved, built, or fixed." In a series of recent commentaries and interviews, Farley has been highlighting the mounting crisis in the "essential economy"-sectors like manufacturing, skilled trades, and infrastructure-and outlines how automation and artificial intelligence threaten to upend the white-collar workforce while blue-collar fields face unprecedented shortages.
Artificial intelligence
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