Currently, I am deep in binge-watching the series "Westworld" on HBO Go. In this science fiction horror series, artificial intelligence beings are 3d printed into looking remarkably similar to human beings. I know that it is a stretch to say that humans will be able to 3D print artificial intelligent beings anytime soon from now, but it is definitely not impossible.
The first steps of this fictional world are beginning to be implemented in hospitals around the world. There exists the machine called the "ITOP" in which bones, tissue, and even organs are 3D printed to suit the needs of the patient. It is home to the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in Winston Salem, NC. Instead of using 3D printer ink, this machine uses human cells to create tissue that would later be able to be surgically implanted into a patient. There would be no risks of the patient's body rejecting the printed tissue because a sample of the patient's tissue is taken from them and the doctors create cells used for the printing of the tissue. Also, the size and shape of the organ or bone would be identical to the one given to the person at birth because through MRIs and CT scans the printer would be able to identically reproduce the tissue or organ.
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