Yes, the trouble is that the work on performative acts (speech acts) only goes so deep, and then everything turns to confusion and ad hoc rationalizations prese

Yes, the trouble is that the work on performative acts (speech acts) only goes so deep, and then everything turns to confusion and ad hoc rationalizations presented like theories (I have a couple in mind). There'll be no means of implementing this body of knowledge in software -- or even taking it as a guide. So, if it were going to work out, you'd first have to solve the immensely challenging scientific problems, and then see about using the resulting knowledge to build something. As a person with some experience in the area (admittedly nothing published), I don't expect the former to occur. Ever.