Ford CEO warns there’s a dearth of blue-collar workers able to construct AI data centers and operate factories: 'Nothing to backfill the ambition'
- Posted on January 18, 2026
- By Fortune
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Ford CEO warns there’s a dearth of blue-collar workers able to construct AI data centers and operate factories: 'Nothing to backfill the ambition'
Jim Farley has identified a crisis in the “essential economy” of overlooked blue-collar workers in the AI race.
