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n a not-too-distant future, Los Angeles becomes the backdrop for a poignant exploration of human connection in the film Her. This 2013 romantic drama delves into the complexities of intimacy through the unlikely bond between Theodore, a lonely man, and Samantha, an advanced AI entity voiced by Scarlett Johansson.

    Samantha's cognitive abilities allow her to grasp Theodore's essence with uncanny precision, anticipating his needs before he even articulates them. As their relationship deepens, the lines between machine intelligence and human companionship begin to blur. This thought-provoking narrative sparks questions about the nature of emotional connections in a world where technology is increasingly intertwined with our lives.

    While Her may seem like science fiction today, it's becoming eerily prescient. The rapid advancement of AI, data collection, and tracking technologies is transforming our daily lives at an unprecedented pace. From transportation to healthcare, finance, and personal shopping, AI systems are now managing various aspects of our lives, building highly personalized profiles based on our behavior.

    The rise of smart assistants like Alexa and Siri has marked the beginning of a new era where desires are anticipated, and transactions seamlessly executed in both digital and physical realms. This trend is not limited to consumer habits; entire industries are being reshaped as AI-driven applications replace traditional human white-collar jobs.

    In finance, for instance, algorithmic trading systems now conduct over 99.95% of daily stock trades in the U.S., processing millions of transactions per millisecond. The same trend is accelerating across other sectors and industries worldwide, with AI-powered business services poised to disrupt markets like real estate.

    The traditional agent commission rates of 3% to 6% could soon be replaced by super apps costing as little as $100 per property transaction, saving consumers hundreds of billions of dollars in selling costs. These future AI-powered real estate super apps will efficiently advise buyers and sellers, suggest offer/sales strategies, and calculate price negotiations with instant precision – all with voice-driven commands in multiple languages.

    Predictive analytics, already present in platforms like Amazon and Netflix, is the cornerstone of this technological revolution. Future AI will provide even more advanced, real-time suggestions tailored to each individual's needs, offering additional consumer financial protections along the way.

    The notion that people want to deal with people when making significant life decisions is no longer true. Tomorrow's generation of home buyers are comfortable conducting transactions in an automated and autonomous way, especially if it means saving tens of thousands of dollars in real estate commission payments.

    The bottom line: significant change is coming to the $654 trillion-dollar global property industry. Technological evolution is inevitable, and like gravity, it's non-negotiable.