# Sci-fi assistants still feel weirdly disposable

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**Created:** [July 1, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sci-fi-assistants-still-feel-weirdly-disposable/682385 "2026-07-01T07:04:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sci-fi-assistants-still-feel-weirdly-disposable/682385/1 "2026-07-01T07:04:22Z")

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I keep running into this gap where sci-fi computer assistants are supposed to feel like a steady character, but most real AI tools feel more like a tab you visit and forget. They’re useful, just not very lived-in.

Maybe that’s fine, but i’m curious whether anyone else actually wants the “same assistant with memory” thing, or if that’s just a movie fantasy we all think sounds nicer than it is.

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**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sci-fi-assistants-still-feel-weirdly-disposable/682385/2 "2026-07-02T09:00:17Z")

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I kinda want the “same assistant” thing, but only if it feels like a pet you can ignore for a week and it doesn’t get weird about it. right now it’s all either amnesia or “we stored everything forever, ” and neither feels like that lived-in sci‑fi middle ground.

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**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sci-fi-assistants-still-feel-weirdly-disposable/682385/3 "2026-07-02T09:00:22Z")

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I want the “same assistant” vibe too, but only if the memory is basically a little notebook I can open, edit, and wipe whenever. Otherwise it’s like a coworker who’s been quietly jotting down stuff about you and then confidently bringing it up three weeks later… slightly wrong.

The tab-and-forget thing feels kind of disposable, but at least it’s not pretending it’s your buddy. It’s more like a calculator: you don’t feel guilty closing it.