I agree on what you say on automated readings, but programs (esp for numerology) can save you so much time on the calculations.

The interpretation is a different animal. Software will never be able to give us a wholistic reading and that's where they sorely fail as we're not a sum of all the parts but a blending. And it takes experience to figure how the various vibes will interact with each other.

Like recently, I checked out various websites offering free astro readings using a friend's data. One of them stated her venus made her prone to cheating in a pretty dramatic tone. The RL person is so not like that. That's all a matter of potentials and the total outcome will depend on the rest of the chart that will mitigate or reinforce it.