Your general point is valid, but I can't help pointing out that knitting may not belong in that second list as much as the others. Computational textile work i

Your general point is valid, but I can't help pointing out that knitting may not belong in that second list as much as the others. Computational textile work is a niche, but fascinating, area of research. Knitting and crocheting are highly technical crafts, and there are opportunities to use modern computational approaches, including deep learning, in them. Deep Knitting: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1902.02752.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/1902.02752.pdf I'm not going to read this paper in detail, it may not be a great example of a successful deep learning application - but at least it's not an absurd idea. Maybe not surprising if you're aware of the place of the Jacquard loom in the history of computer science.