How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Alien.
Quote #4
MOTHER: UNABLE TO COMPUTE / AVAILABLE DATA INSUFFICIENT
DALLAS: WHAT ARE MY CHANCES?
MOTHER: DOES NOT COMPUTE.
Well, someone sounds like she needs a hard reboot. That's the thing about technology; it's created to solve previously encountered problems. A new threat requires new pathways, hence the data being insufficient.
Quote #5
RIPLEY: Ash? Any suggestions from you or Mother?
ASH: No. We're still collating.
RIPLEY: You're what? You're still collating? I find that hard to believe.
ASH: What would you like me to do?
RIPLEY: Just what you've been doing, Ash—nothing.
Ripley doesn't know yet that Ash is a robot, but she's basically calling out the technology that is supposed to protect them. Like a computer shackled with Windows 8, this tech just isn't doing the job. Also, notice how Ash says, "we're," implying a grouping between them that excludes the other crew members.
Quote #6
RIPLEY: REQUEST CLARIFICATION ON SCIENCE INABILITY TO NEUTRALIZE ALIEN
MOTHER: UNABLE TO CLARIFY
Up until this point, technology hasn't been helping, exactly, but it hasn't been hurting the crew either. It's been more or less value-neutral. Here, Ripley finally learns that their protective technological bubble and resident robot (Ash), have been actively working against the crew to keep the alien safe. It makes the route change in the beginning take on a whole new, sinister vibe.