How long before these vacuous AI assistants will be useful in the real world?<p>* <i>&quot;Siri, check if there are better deals than renewing my car insurance with current provider.&quot;</i><p>* <i>&quot;Cortana, book my brother a flight from Milan to Toulouse on Monday, and don&#x27;t forget to check budget airlines that aren&#x27;t on expedia.&quot;</i><p>* <i>&quot;Alexa, change my phone contract to the new daysaver tariff.&quot;</i><p>Telling me it&#x27;s raining outside or being able to make a restaurant booking in a handful of places in NYC is just not interesting^W AI.<p>Context and identity seem to be major missing ingredients.