"but the machine built for this study actually outperformed the average human on these questions." A subtle but key statement in the article. If the models are

"but the machine built for this study actually outperformed the average human on these questions." A subtle but key statement in the article. If the models are trained for the test, we're essentially looking at a standard machine learning problem, albeit with very modern techniques (word vectors, deep nets, etc). The point is that all of these are optimized towards a goal. In this case, the goal is the IQ test. This is not close to being an intelligent being the way humans are. Candidate optimizations you can say humans are 'trained' for might be survival, finding meaning, reproduction, etc. All of these goals are extremely broad and abstract, especially in the context of computers. I'm not saying this article is sensationalist, but it may be perceived sensationally. This article merely notes a predictable progression in artificial intelligence.