I don't see it happening. People still have to talk to each other, don't they? I realise google translate can translate your audio input these days, but no matt

I don't see it happening. People still have to talk to each other, don't they? I realise google translate can translate your audio input these days, but no matter how good that speech recognition comes it's still much more awkward. It's fine for getting a taxi or getting something at a shop, but unsuitable for a real conversation. It's a bit inappropriate in a business meeting, or in an intimate talk, to speak into your phone and have a synthesised voice give a machine translation of your thoughts. I welcome advances in machine translation with open arms, but I can only see them as an augmenter, not a replacement. Time will tell.