Which is maybe not the most compelling example, since almost anything is more useful than a psychotic AI – but I guess it’s also some reassurance that Google Assistant isn’t a psychotic AI, so that’s… reassuring. Besides 2001: A Space Odyssey, the ad reimagines a number of other iconic movie scenes, with Google Assistant replacing (questionably) less convenient methods of getting shit done – and features a cameo by Deadpool, because if there’s one brand ambassador you’ve got to trust, it’s Deadpool.