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Ford’s 5,000 Open Mechanics Spotlight a Growing Blue-Collar Shortage

Ford CEO Jim Farley says the company has about 5,000 open mechanic positions with salaries up to $120,000, underscoring a broader U.S. shortage of manually skilled workers and the need for stronger vocational training as manufacturing job openings outpace the pool of willing workers.

28 days ago•Source: Fortune

AI Anxiety Grows as Veterans Fear Obsolescence in the AI Era

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34.535 min•1 month ago

AI Anxiety Grows as Veterans Fear Obsolescence in the AI Era

A Fortune/Conversation piece highlights widespread AI anxiety among veteran researchers, including Microsoft staff like Chris Brockett and Dario Amodei, who fear AI could eclipse their hard-won skills; economist David Autor counters that the future is a design problem and recommends deliberate investments and policies to help workers transition to higher-value tasks.

via Fortune