To be fair, the author is evaluating a computer based on a task our brains have specifically evolved to be good at, facial recognition, social interaction, and

To be fair, the author is evaluating a computer based on a task our brains have specifically evolved to be good at, facial recognition, social interaction, and familiar settings. You could turn it around and find tasks that computers are good at. e.g. Watch a month's worth of highway videos and count how many cars passed.