The AI Mirage

"I'm not going to respond to that," Siri responded. I had just cursed at it, and this was my passive-aggressive chastisement. The cursing was, in my view, warranted. I was in my car, running errands, and had found myself in an unfamiliar part of town. I requested "directions to Lowe's," hoping to get routed to the big-box hardware store without taking my eyes off the road.