The paradox of both Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri

 The paradox as I see these programs and devices is that they are desirable for older people in that for example, you might ask Alexa or Siri: "What day is this?" or "Who Am I?" if you have Alzheimers or senile dementia. So, on this level Siri and Alexa will keep people functional who might not be able to function without these devices if they are living alone. The negative side of devices like this is that they gather information about everything about you so that it could be sold and used by criminals or governments to steal everything you have including your identity, your freedom, your wealth or your life.

So, the good they might do versus the damage they could do or already have done to people's lives are both incalculable in nature both for the good and the bad regarding such programs and devices.