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Jan 20, 2022 03:39PM
I often feel the same way about how these personal computing/assistant entities are named. The term e-butler just grates on me and seems a bit silly. What are other peoples *favourite* terms?
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Clearly they should be called iJeeves.
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I roll my eyes every single time I read e-butler. I just can't not.
The term e-butler conjures up the obligatory British accent and the paradoxical tone of both condescension and subservience. I like it, here. As for alternatives, Pinsker in We Are Satellites coins the term "Pilot" which has a nice sinister tone to it, eh?
Harry wrote: "...coins the term "Pilot" ..."To that end, I kinda like co-pilot.
I liked GUPPI from Bobiverse quite a bit.
