Episode 514 • • 1:18:14 - 1:24:12
514: Patriotic Printer
Manufacturing Innovation Institutes and Hacker Spaces
The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) is identified as a government-sanctioned effort to control 3D printing technology. The hosts argue that by framing 3D printing as a national security issue—specifically through the lens of printed weapons—the government aims to regulate independent "hacker spaces." They suggest that additive manufacturing will eventually be forced underground to remain free from defense industry control.