I personally think it’s a lot of bs

  • maiskanzler@feddit.de
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    9 months ago

    Whenever a new hype is going around I like to think back about the 3D printing craze and how little is left of all the glorious promises.

    They are cool and a neat way of manufacturing things, but what they are absolutely not is magic machines.

    AI/ML will find it’s niche and will allow for new and even exciting things, but it won’t be the end-all-be-all in it’s current form. It’s an overgrown version of statistics after all.

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      9 months ago

      the 3D printing craze and how little is left of all the glorious promises.

      Not sure what the promises were that you in particular heard. But 3D printing is a fundamental part of prototyping now. The vast majority of companies designing physical products have 3D printers to try out new ideas.

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        9 months ago

        Yeah, 3D printers are everywhere. Both as a business and as a hobby, it’s bigger than it has ever been.