[threetonesun]

It would be great if it could do my taxes, or schedule a doctor's appointment, or do literally anything that's actually difficult and time consuming, but because those problems haven't already been solved by APIs it can't and never will be able to.

[basisword]

These things aren't difficult because they have to be. It's because the people in your town/state/country make them difficult. Personally, to make a doctor's appointment I open an app, select a time slot, and wait for a call later that day. If they want me to come in, they give me a time and I go in. Taxes is mostly automated but for the bits that aren't I tell them how much I made in total, fill in a short form, and get told what I owe. Simple.

[threetonesun]

Yes, that's obviously my point. A wrapper around already simple problems is not impressive. And yes, most of the time scheduling a doctor's appointment or doing regular taxes isn't hard, but the points when they do become complicated (finding a specialist, dealing with some unusual one off income) is where I want a tool to save me time, not reordering enough Cheetos for the month.

[Kiro]

I've done my taxes through an API for years and it would be trivial to hook up an AI if I wanted to. I also don't see what would be so hard about scheduling a doctor's appointment when I'm already doing it through an app.

[michaelhoney]

that’s an extraordinary thing to say. I would unsurprised if this was common in a couple of years.

[asdff]

Well why wasn't it common 10 years ago already? API isn't rocket science.