> these are difficult concepts to explain to non-technical people
But that's not the problem, is it? It's not that IBM is trying to explain something difficult. Rather, if IBM was trying to be honest, the box that won Jeopardy would be called Watson, and the box they're now trying to sell everyone and their dog would be called "Whitney, Watson's big sister" or whatever. At the very least, "Watson the third".
By calling it the exact same name, you are trying to convince us it's the exact same thing just with more training. Which it's not.
Others mentioned poisoning the well; round here the expression is "pissing in the well", which I think fits much better.
But that's not the problem, is it? It's not that IBM is trying to explain something difficult. Rather, if IBM was trying to be honest, the box that won Jeopardy would be called Watson, and the box they're now trying to sell everyone and their dog would be called "Whitney, Watson's big sister" or whatever. At the very least, "Watson the third".
By calling it the exact same name, you are trying to convince us it's the exact same thing just with more training. Which it's not.
Others mentioned poisoning the well; round here the expression is "pissing in the well", which I think fits much better.