[faidit]

IMHO the terms are fine, even if applied to much dumber systems, and most people will and do use the terms that way colloquially so there's no point fighting it. A Roomba can "know" where the table is. An automated voice recording or a written sign can "lie" to you. One could argue the lying is only done by the creator of the recording/sign - but then what about a customer service worker who is instructed to lie to customers by their employer? I think both the worker and employer could be said to be lying.