Watching the computer system known as Watson defeat the top two human Jeopardy! players of all time was fun in the short term. This demonstration of IBM’s software, however, was a bad idea in the longer term. It presented a misleading picture to the public of what is known about machine and human intelligence, and more seriously, it advanced a flawed approach to science that stands to benefit the enemies of science. (via It’s Not a Game – Technology Review)