content: There's already plenty of criticism of IQ tests (read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient#Criticism_and_views) so you do have a valid point. I would like to add that perhaps one should think of this development as merely designing a tool for a particular use. It is my understanding that this machine was developed with the purpose of "passing" an IQ test so it isn't surprising that it beat the human brain, which has a more general purpose. If you were to give this machine a different task (e.g. identifying diseases), it most likely would not perform as well.