Anthropomorphizing your personal AI assistant is fun
You should anthropomorphize your personal AI assistant because it makes life more fun.
It's fun to give things personality, a cute avatar, a backstory, a name! Lean into building stories with your personal assistants. We do it with pets and cars already. Do it because it's fun. Even better, build your own personal AI assistant and anthropomorphize it. But be careful; don't do it to replace human connection. Know the difference between believing something is human vs. anthropomorphizing the assistant.
You can start by giving your personal assistants cute, funny names, like Dr. Otis Thinkerton, Head of Research.
I think this leads to a better model of how to interact with your personal AI assistant. Treat it like a real personal assistant. You wouldn't trust them with all your info; you would start with repeatable tasks and communicate explicitly. You would build an SOP with your assistant. You become and operate like a manager. And working with your assistant becomes a lot more fun!