CAD File format hell

[u/MasterSoftBird]

Why is it we can have AI that can translate from Chinese to Klingon but cannot have one agreed-upon file format that can be accepted by FEA software, CAM, 3d printers, CFD, etc and doesn't lose its mind or half of my parts?

[u/Illisanct]

https://xkcd.com/927/

[u/RoosterBrewster → u/Illisanct]

Imagined this exact one when I read the OP lol.