AI Economy Quiz: How Ready Are You for the Transformation Ahead?

A small home services company typically responds to web inquiry forms within 24 hours. Competitors respond within 4 hours. How can AI most directly improve their competitiveness here?

Respond to all inquiries once per day at a consistent time Hire an additional customer service representative Remove the web inquiry form and replace it with a phone number Implement an AI tool that sends an automated, personalized acknowledgment and basic qualification response within minutes of form submission

Why does critical thinking become MORE valuable when AI handles more information work?

AI eliminates the need for critical thinking by providing verified correct answers AI generates more options, analyses, and drafts than humans could previously produce — but doesn't reliably know which option is best. Choosing wisely among AI-generated options becomes the bottleneck, amplifying the value of good judgment Critical thinking is primarily for detecting AI hallucinations and has little other value Critical thinking only matters for AI engineers and researchers, not everyday professionals

A small e-commerce store has 200 products but no descriptions written yet. What is the most efficient AI-assisted workflow?

Create a template prompt with product name, category, key features, and target customer, then batch-process all 200 products through an AI writing tool Use AI to write descriptions but publish them without any human review Hire a copywriter first since AI cannot write e-commerce product descriptions Write one product description manually and ask AI to copy it for all other products

Which AI capability allows a small business to maximize the reach of a single piece of content?

Using AI to automatically post the same content to all platforms simultaneously Using AI to repurpose one piece of content into multiple formats — blog to social posts, email, FAQ, LinkedIn article AI translating content into multiple languages automatically Having AI scrape competitor content and rewrite it

What does 'permanent curiosity' as a continuous adaptation mindset mean in practice?

Monitoring AI news to know which companies to invest in Replacing your entire workflow with new AI tools every six months Permanent curiosity means taking a new AI certification every year to maintain credentials Assuming the AI landscape is always changing, running small low-stakes experiments with new capabilities, sharing what you learn, and testing your assumptions about what AI can and cannot do

Which statement about AI API output tokens is correct?

Output tokens are always cheaper because the model is just retrieving stored answers Output tokens are not counted toward API costs at the Sonnet/GPT-4o tier Output tokens are typically more expensive per token than input tokens Input and output tokens are always priced identically at major providers

According to the WEF Future of Jobs 2025 report, what is the projected net effect of AI on global employment over the next 5 years?

The WEF projects AI will eliminate all roles currently performed by knowledge workers Net positive — about 170 million new roles created vs. 92 million displaced, though transition disruption will be significant Net neutral — the number of jobs created will exactly match the number displaced Net negative — more jobs will be eliminated than created

In the Personal AI Readiness Scorecard, a score of 6–10 out of 30 indicates what starting priority?

A low score means waiting for AI tools to mature before learning them Begin with basic AI fluency in the current role immediately — start using AI for real work tasks daily to build the habit foundation before worrying about strategy A score of 6–10 means the person should change careers to avoid AI disruption A 6–10 score indicates the person cannot benefit from AI and should focus only on human skills

A company plans to run a customer service AI chatbot handling 500,000 short conversations per month. Which cost dimension should they optimize first?

Choose the model with the largest context window Use a smaller, faster, cheaper model (e.g., Haiku or Flash tier) since the tasks are short and high-volume Always use the highest-capability model to ensure quality Pick the model with the best score on the MMLU benchmark

A solo accountant wants to implement an AI chatbot on their website. Which capability is MOST appropriate to implement first?

Automated client onboarding that collects financial documents FAQ response — answering common questions about services, pricing, and availability to handle basic inquiries 24/7 Processing client payments and scheduling automatically without human review Autonomous tax advice for website visitors