3D printing at an inflection point
3D printing is not directly connected with the development of AI, or conscious machines. But it is probably one of the wake-up technologies for people outside the bubble that takes an active interest in AGI. These are the innovations that may alert people to the fact that technology in general is moving increasingly fast, and is going to change our lives dramatically. The other obvious ones are wearable computing and augmented reality (Google Glass), driverless cars, automation by task-specific AI, and increasingly smart robots in military, industrial and domestic settings. The respected IT research outfit Gartner has just issued a...