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ihateshadylandlords t1_iy6cpz8 wrote

Reply to comment by User1539 in AI invents millions of materials that don’t yet exist. "Transformative tool" is already being used in the hunt for more energy-dense electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. by SoulGuardian55

>So, when something genuinely new comes out, you have to know from industry experience that it takes years to set up a 'new' industrial coating system, and that's just basically doing the same thing with some slightly different chemicals. People just don't understand the time it takes to build a genuinely new factory line.

I agree. I’ve said a couple of times on here that it takes a long time to go from proof of concept to mass production and have been dismissed because I’m “not thinking exponentially”.

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User1539 t1_iy6d6pi wrote

Just because we know how to build a lighter/stronger bridge doesn't means every bridge in the country will suddenly be lighter and stronger. Someone has to go out and actually build those things.

But, one can imagine a future where the design of a new factory line is done in seconds by an AI, and assembled by machine.

So, I can see where people, especially in this particular sub, could imagine new factories popping up where the curing time of concrete is the only time factor.

I'm not going to tell them that'll never happen, but having worked to create automated systems on factory floors, I know that right now it takes months to get some basic wiring purchased and installed.

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