An alternative to an omnipotent/monolithic image of AI: Miyazaki-style forest sprites.

In Miyazaki films, magic is everywhere. Every tree, every rock, is animated by its own magic, represented as a sprite.

These sprites are magic but not omnipotent; they have a very limited sphere of influence.

These sprites have personalities.

Not monotheism, pantheism.

Imagine the omnipotent/monolithic version of AI having a personality.

It would be terrifying!

What if the personality is a bad fit for a given need?

It's only by being a smaller component of the system, and not omnipotent and omniscient, that these enchanted AI objects can have a personality.

If a given personality isn't right for what you're looking for, go find another one.

What if instead of talking to an AI omniscient oracle, you were talking to a hive mind of little AI sprites?