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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goxupeko" data-source="post: 38578" data-attributes="member: 9532">Touché.None of this presents a particular difficulty for automation.The only part of this that would currently be tricky for computers is understanding a foreign accent.  But computers are rapidly getting better at that, and regardless, the future of ATC won't be done with voices.  It's already slowly moving away from voice with Data Comm, automated pointouts, etc.Aircraft are in the same situation as ATC.  They absolutely could be more heavily automated but regulations have slowed it down thus far.Possibly.  There's no reason both won't happen.I was a bad idea to post this here.  It's uncomfortable to understand that your job could and should be replaced by machines.  But most controllers are too arrogant and ignorant to even see it coming.</blockquote>