A top Australian futurist predicts that in just a few years we will live in a world where there are no parking lots, no credit cards, and no more foreign languages.
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According to Australian News Corporation, Michael McQueen is an award-winning speaker, business strategist and trend forecaster in Sydney. He believes that the world is changing, Australia and the world will be unprecedented changes.
In 10 years' time, he says, everything will change dramatically. The downside is that 47 percent of existing jobs are likely to disappear within the next 15 years or be infiltrated by technology and automation. "to keep your career afloat, you need to focus on things that technology is not good at, such as human-specific compassion, creativity, and talent."
"Repetitive, transactional things will disappear. However, although you can train the machine as a caregiver, you can't make it care because the machine has no soul."
McQueen thinks the six common things will disappear forever over the next 10 years.
iTunes:
The popular music download service is expected to disappear in early 2019. According to sources, Apple plans to completely stop selling iTunes music downloads by early 2019.
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Parking lot:
The promotion of driverless cars will be unstoppable, and once popularized, Australia as a whole will be a different story. Australians will not only gradually give up owning private cars, but also car parks will disappear, car insurance will no longer exist.
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Credit Card:
With the advent of technologies such as Apple Pay, the use of credit cards has fallen short of their predecessors. McQueen says credit cards will soon be replaced. Soon, mobile payments will also be phased out, and biotechnology will rise rapidly. The technique can identify human voices, fingerprints and retina. When you walk into the store, the automation program will be started immediately.
At present, Alipay has introduced Smile to Pay, customers can use facial recognition technology to verify their identity, so as to pay for meals.
Call Center:
By 2020, 85% of customer service interactions will be handled by AI chat robots, according to Gartner, a technology research firm. The cost of this technology is not only far lower than labor, but also more efficient.
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Foreign languages:
Soon, tourists and businessmen will communicate using almost real-time translated headphones that do not require Bluetooth or wi-fi connections.
Gas stations:
As the use of electric cars increases sharply, gas stations next to the streets will gradually disappear.