Obsequiousness seems like the easiest of problems to solve. Although it's quite unclear to me what the ideal assistant-personality is, for the psychological he

Obsequiousness seems like the easiest of problems to solve. Although it's quite unclear to me what the ideal assistant-personality is, for the psychological health of children -- or for adults. Remember A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer from The Diamond Age. That's the dream (but it was fiction, and had a human behind it anyway). The reality seems assured to be disappointing, at best.