Reply #9 Petay_1283's post
Telling people that you have a billion dollar idea and asking them to guess what it is, is probably the best way to solicit new ideas for free!
Joking aside, here is my submission:
The epidemic is going to end soon in China but the aftermath is that everyone in China will be wearing masks. When I moved to Hong Kong in 2007/2008 I remember being quite surprised to see so many people wearing face masks in public places. That was of course the aftermath of SARS. Now, the same in China for the next few decades. At the same time, the Chinese government has already invested hugely on face recognition as a mean of state control. Face recognition does not sit well with face masks. At the peak of the epidemic, when you go through the e-channel in a Chinese airport, you still need to take off your mask and position your face in front of the camera, after touching the fingerprint scanner that has been touched by millions of people. When two opposing needs collide (government wants to see your face, people want to hide theirs), business opportunities always come. Whoever comes up with a CCTV technology that is compatible with face masks, or face masks that are transparent, will be the next billionaire in China.
Second point. Medical professionals in Hong Kong, or "unprofessionals", are the only people in the world who went on strike during the epidemic. Even the French have the decency not to strike at the time of national crisis. China is watching. Anyone who can blackmail the country because of their apparent indispensability will be regarded as the enemy. So, my guess is any technology that can replace nurses and doctors will be heavily embraced in China. In fact, AI, even at this early stage, has already beaten human doctors in diagnosis and it will only get better and better. Sensors can replace many of the works currently done by nurses. What are left are menial jobs that can be done by relatively unskilled workers. This is exactly what a government wants.
So, there you have it. All the best to your business venture. The only thing I envy you is that you have a SO to go on this journey with. I have no one. | |
