I have zero — or negative — interest in the generative uses of so called AI, except when it’s generating a few more pixels to make up for the primitive ISO capabilities of my camera or a bit of foliage that may have been behind a sign I want to delete. But what I am interested in are the interpretive applications of AI. Today I was driving to a fast food place on unfamiliar roads and Siri (or Apple Maps or whatever you want to call it) wanted me to do a right turn from a stop sign onto a busy street full of rush hour traffic. How nice would it be to be able to add “and no right turns onto busy streets” to a request for directions and maybe have it remember that for next time. It would be great even if it didn’t depend on my command. Why am I not presented with “safest route” along with “fastest” and “fewer turns”?