[jpm_sd]

This is how ship's AI is depicted in The Expanse (TV series) and I think it's really compelling. Quiet and unobtrusive, but Alex can ask the Rocinante to plot a new course or display the tactical situation and it's fast, effective and effortlessly superhuman with no back-talk or unnecessary personality.

Compare another sci-fi depiction taken to the opposite extreme: Sirius Cybernetics products in the Hitchhikers Guide books. "Thank you for making a simple door very happy!"

[skydhash]

I may remember wrongly, but I don't believe the expanse was depicting AI. It was more powerful computation and unobtrusive interfaces. There was nothing like Jarvis. Rocinante was a war vessel and all its feature was tailored to that. I believe even the mechanical suits of the Martians were very manual (no cortana a la Master Chief).

[jpm_sd]

That's exactly what this article is about, though. Assistive systems that are incredibly capable without needing to have a fake personality.