The article addresses the social-communicative problem of the embodiment of so-called “autonomous” machines. Such machines appear as they operate autonomously, whereas their operation modes are in fact fragmented in human and technical actions. The machines’ affiliations and role functions are therefore not transparent. This leads to the question of whom or with what one interacts in everyday life. Drawing on three case examples from everyday life, the accountable display strategies—the embodiment practices and the understanding of “autonomous” machines—are outlined and discussed alongside the social-communicative problem that arises from this.