People are start buzzing about that some of jobs we have now will disappear in near future of 2020 to 2030. Yup. I think it’s inevitable. Not talking about future but even if we look back our near past, many types of jobs are deleted since computer is introduced to our life. The speed of such shift must be escalated and some new types will be born but at the same time then the types of jobs that can be taken over by computer or machines will be eliminated very soon.
On the other day, I was totally surprised by that translation gadget we now have in our phone. I was expecting some gadget to understand my Japanese and then convert them into data, and then translate them to other languages. It’s what I were already expecting. However when my android recognises my English and then convert them into data just surprised me. I remember that Siri in IPhone 4S can recognise U.S. English and British English, and Aussie English separately but then when my friend from U.S. talked to British English version of Siri, it could not understand much of what he was saying. Of course my English were not listened by Siri at all and made me feel that I will never speak any English ever in my life.
In our real life, it won’t be happening if British and American talk in English then not able to understand each other. People understand me even with my English. It was not possible last time but Google translation has over came that difficulty only in a year and now it can recognise most of English by itself.
When you do not understand what another is saying at all, this function can flourish its power the most. For example, when you want to someone to understand what you want them to understand, you can try to speak some words on a guide book and most often the person gets what you are trying to say. Then a difficulty arises when the another understood what you say then they answer to you. You asked but you do not understand the answer they are giving you. This completely one direction conversation does not work as communication at all. When such situation has occurred, I can pull out this gadget and be able to let it translate is such a evolution. Even some grammars are wrong, it doesn’t matter. It still is great improvement from not to be able to understand at all to be able to communicate.
And if such function is so easy to use and available to everyone, more people uses more frequently and more lively and fresh datas can be compiled and it speeds up the evolution of the system. I think this is a breakthrough for this type of gadget and now we are literally in the era of “Devil’s tongue translator” (There is such a gadget in Japanese Sci-fi comic called Doraemon. One of his super gadget is that if you eat the devil’s tongue, you will be able to speak any language you want).
It can be possible that such translator gadget will soon have much improved function and when you are able to speak only few words in another language, the gadget catch up with your study and it might work better than you learn new language. It may allow you to speak to anyone from English to French to Thai, anyone. Of course I understand that studying language (Comprehend) and just simply to be able to communicate is totally different stories. So if you are learning new language, you should keep studying.
Well but anyway, language teachers or translator job will be difficult to survive unless they can do good branding for their work and have a proven good skills. I was going to write that farmer’s job as well disappear soon but I guess you might be getting bored with my long writing so I will post it on my next blog!
