There’s a moral somewhere in this story. Although he probably felt a little foolish at the time, in ignoring the information in front of his eyes (like seeing a sheer drop out of the car window) and attributing greater intelligence to an algorithm than it deserved, Jones was in good company. After all, Kasparov had fallen into the same trap some twelve years earlier. And, in much quieter but no less profound ways, it’s a mistake almost all of us are guilty of making, perhaps without even realizing.
