To compare it to music it seems to me that human translating will become less used in work contexts. For example historically you either had to be rich enough t

To compare it to music it seems to me that human translating will become less used in work contexts. For example historically you either had to be rich enough to hire a musician (or a whole group) if you wanted to hear music. You could also just learn to play yourself. When the gramophone was invented I'm sure those professional musicians for parties didn't have much to do. On the other hand it's still considered positive (even attractive) to be able to play your own music when a computer could create something as well. I've actually wondered before why people learn to play music when they have famous and better music to listen to on their own phone, but there's something there that people like. When you travel in a foreign country there is a lot of respect given for people who can speak the language that you just don't get from walking around with a human or device translator. You might get a peek into it the same way a DJ mixes together other people's music, but nobody would call them a famous musician (not a great comparison, because there are famous, successful, and talented DJs). Also in terms of understanding a culture a lot of that is formed/built in the language. The phrases and structures of a language definitely have an impact on how people think. So basically yeah, professional business translators and translator shops will probably go way down in business. They would be seen as some kind of luxury, but language learning as a hobby/to understand a culture isn't related to professional translating at all really.