It's a plot device. The characters spend their time trying to understand what is going on. But in the context of the script: the designer wanted it to be a 'bl

It's a plot device. The characters spend their time trying to understand what is going on. But in the context of the script: the designer wanted it to be a 'black box' so nobody controlling the machine used it for it's owns goals. The machine only outputs the minimum relevant information. It's not a bad show.