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A human assistant would have endless trouble with that “plan a trip to Dallas” request. When/why? For how long? What kind of accommodation? Your preferences may vary a lot depending on the purpose of the trip, budget, and so on. It’s a pipe dream.

On not having files, you may not remember that iOS did go that route until ~2018, and it was terrible. Tying documents to a single app, proprietary formats and awkward sharing facilities made for a very poor experience. I’m glad they returned to sanity and introduced the Files app.

As others have mentioned, a lot of these concepts predate modern OSes and are tied to universal HCI principles. Some of the best work in the area was done in the 60s.



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