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Putting aside all of the discussion on whether IQ is a valid construct, IQ tests are designed for humans and make a lot of assumptions in this direction. Having a computer score well on them is better than the computer scoring poorly, but probably does not mean anything close to what the same result means in a human.

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>Putting aside all of the discussion on whether IQ is a valid construct

>Having a computer score well on them is better than the computer scoring poorly, but probably does not mean anything close to what the same result means in a human.

The first caveat is important because if you don't "put it aside" they do in fact mean pretty much the same, i.e. nothing useful or relevant. You can use IQ to measure subnormal intelligence. Average or above scores mean nothing beyond that you can get those scores on an IQ test.

Worth repeating every time it comes up.

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