> Sure, 3d printing has its place (mostly in making plastic parts for things) but it's hardly the revolutionary change in consumer products that it was touted to be. Instead, it's just a hobbiest toy.
how positive are you that some benefits in your life are not attributable to 3d-printing used behind the scenes for industrial processes?
> Just like they did when ML was supposed to take over the world
how sure are you that ML is not used behind the scenes to benefit your life? do you consider features like fraud detection programs, protein-folding prediction programs to create, and spam filters valuable in and of themself?
how sure are you about that?
https://amfg.ai/industrial-applications-of-3d-printing-the-u...
how positive are you that some benefits in your life are not attributable to 3d-printing used behind the scenes for industrial processes?
> Just like they did when ML was supposed to take over the world
how sure are you that ML is not used behind the scenes to benefit your life? do you consider features like fraud detection programs, protein-folding prediction programs to create, and spam filters valuable in and of themself?