[candiodari]

Neither of those options is very scriptable either. They just kinda suck. None of them have any compatibility with actually used home automation ("computer ! lights !" is actually useful). You're right. We need an assistant that's just a piece of software. Paid for, working for me, not caring which messenger it has to use.

[notheguyouthink]

Yup. I'm not really going to be interested in this landscape until i can get a full NLP / Intent Recognition / Voice Transcripting package in my home, completely offline.

I'm not even paranoid about the NSA/etc either, i'm paranoid about a potential 3rd party listening in and knowing when to rob my home, or viewing my family through the IP camera, etcetc.

I want a smart home. I don't want an internet connected smart home. It's simply too dangerous.

[amelius]

Scriptability, security, privacy, latency. The list goes on.