I don't spend a lot of time talking to my vacuum or my shoes or my pencil.
Even Star Trek did not have the computer faff about. Picard said "Tea, earl grey, hot" and it complied, it did not respond.
I don't want a computer that talks. I don't want a computer with a personality. I don't want my drill to feel it's too hot to work that day.
The ship computer on the Enterprise did not make conversation. When Dr Crusher asked it the size of the universe, it did not say "A few hundred meters, wow that's pretty odd why is the universe so small?" it responded "A few hundred meters".
The computer was not a character.
Picard did not ask the computer it's opinion on the political situation he needed to solve that day. He asked it to query some info, and then asked his room full of domain experts their opinions.
I just want to make it do useful things.
I don't spend a lot of time talking to my vacuum or my shoes or my pencil.
Even Star Trek did not have the computer faff about. Picard said "Tea, earl grey, hot" and it complied, it did not respond.
I don't want a computer that talks. I don't want a computer with a personality. I don't want my drill to feel it's too hot to work that day.
The ship computer on the Enterprise did not make conversation. When Dr Crusher asked it the size of the universe, it did not say "A few hundred meters, wow that's pretty odd why is the universe so small?" it responded "A few hundred meters".
The computer was not a character.
Picard did not ask the computer it's opinion on the political situation he needed to solve that day. He asked it to query some info, and then asked his room full of domain experts their opinions.