Just over 100 years ago, the practice became more widely available with the invention of the electric tattoo machine in the United States.

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He got a patent for his invention in 2008 and now sells his machine all over India and in other emerging markets such as Africa and Latin America.

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Irving John Good famously described the development of an ultraintelligent machine as the "last invention that man need ever make, " for after that, humanity would cede innovation and technological development to its smarter progeny.

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