Then what's the point? Why would we want to make a machine modeled after humans, which are not particularly well adapted for doing any of the things that we wan

Then what's the point? Why would we want to make a machine modeled after humans, which are not particularly well adapted for doing any of the things that we want done in the modern world, when a machine designed to perform practical tasks (like a computer) would be much better? We shouldn't assume that we humans are the best at everything. We shouldn't assume that we humans are the best at anything, really.