• spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 days ago

    People keep comparing AI to the likes of NFTs, the blockchain, and 3D printers. All of those were over-promised niche products

    I don’t know why you’re throwing shade at 3d printers, they’re great products that allow you to make random shit and iterate prototypes. A friend of mine has some, and along with fidgets and shit, she’s used it to replace parts that the OEMs won’t sell at reasonable prices.

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      Commercial 3D printers didn’t really revolutionalize anything outside of making prototyping quicker. It’s a useful tool for certain applications, but there is no reason for every hone to have one as was promised 15 years ago when the technology became widespread.