AI Landscape Quiz: Do You Know the Models That Matter?

A manager asks an AI to recommend which of two job candidates to hire. What is the correct role for AI in this decision?

AI can make the final hiring decision based on the resume data provided AI can make the recommendation, but a human must type it into the HR system AI is too risky to use in any hiring process AI can help structure the evaluation criteria and surface considerations, but the hiring decision should be made by the human hiring manager

What is the primary reason Meta makes its Llama models available as open-source at no charge?

To establish Llama as the dominant open-source standard, growing Meta's AI ecosystem influence and accelerating research adoption Open-source is required by US government regulation for AI models Meta's Llama models are too weak to sell commercially Meta cannot afford to run a paid API service

A small accounting firm uses the free version of an AI chatbot to help draft client financial summaries. The summaries include client names and income figures. What is the primary data risk?

Free-tier AI tools may use inputs for model training, potentially exposing client financial data — this likely violates professional confidentiality obligations Free AI tools automatically encrypt all submitted data No risk — small accounting firms are exempt from data confidentiality regulations The AI chatbot will share client financial data with the IRS

A sales team writes a different prompt every time they need to generate a follow-up email after a meeting. What is the highest-leverage improvement?

Switch to a more powerful AI model Each salesperson should develop their own unique prompting style Create a reusable prompt template with clearly marked variables for meeting date, client name, key discussion points, and next steps Only the most senior team members should use AI — it causes quality variance

A small physical therapy clinic wants to use an AI scheduling chatbot on their website. Patients will input their names, contact info, and appointment reasons (which may reference medical conditions). What is required before deploying the chatbot?

HIPAA only applies to clinics with more than 20 employees Chatbots don't count as HIPAA-covered technology — only EHR systems do A standard terms of service acceptance by the clinic is sufficient A Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with the chatbot provider, since the chatbot may process Protected Health Information under HIPAA

A company wants to connect an AI assistant to its private internal knowledge base so it can answer employee questions. Which technique is most relevant?

Building a new foundation model Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Switching to an open-source model Fine-tuning the foundation model from scratch

What is the primary benefit of marking variables in a prompt template using brackets like [CLIENT_NAME]?

It makes the changeable elements visually obvious, so any team member can fill them in without needing to understand prompt engineering It allows the template to work across different AI provider APIs Brackets encrypt the variable so the AI doesn't see the actual client name The brackets are required syntax for AI models to recognize variable values

A small business owner is considering three AI marketing tools, all with similar feature sets. Which evaluation question is MOST important for long-term cost management?

What is the pricing at the volume I'll be using? (Many tools have low entry prices that become expensive at scale) Which tool has the most integrations in their marketplace? Which tool was most recently founded? Which tool has the best-designed user interface?

What is the biggest risk when an AI produces a confident-sounding analysis of your business?

AI doesn't know your actual organizational context — it analyzes the concept you described, not the specific realities of your situation AI may accidentally leak your business data to competitors AI analysis is too long — it always produces 10+ pages The AI may refuse to complete an analysis if the business is in a regulated industry

Which of these vendor claims is a RED FLAG suggesting a tool may not have meaningful AI capability?

The vendor has raised venture capital funding The tool integrates with Zapier The tool requires a free trial signup before showing pricing 'AI-powered' prominently featured in marketing but no specific explanation of what the AI does in the product

What does SOC 2 certification indicate about an AI tool vendor?

The vendor is approved by the US government for handling classified data The vendor's AI models are certified as bias-free The vendor has undergone an independent security audit verifying their security controls, data availability, processing integrity, and confidentiality The vendor stores data in the US and is subject to US law

Which layer of the AI stack contains products like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Perplexity?

The foundation model layer The training data layer The application layer The API and platform layer

A small law firm uses an AI document tool that stores all case materials. They are considering switching providers. What vendor-related risk should they have addressed during onboarding?

Whether the AI was trained on legal documents Whether the existing provider offers referral discounts Whether the new provider offers a lower price Whether case documents can be exported in standard formats — allowing migration without data loss if they switch providers

Which Gemini feature most directly reduces hallucination on questions about recent events?

Google Search grounding — responses can be anchored to live Search results Gemini's fine-tuning on Google's proprietary dataset Gemini Flash's lower latency Gemini's large context window

A company builds a prompt library in Notion with 30 useful templates. After 3 months, some templates produce worse results than they used to. What is the most likely cause and solution?

AI model updates changed behavior — review and update templates when models are upgraded, and record a version history The team is using too many templates — reduce to fewer than 10 All templates expire after 3 months due to API policy Notion is not a suitable storage tool for prompt templates

A team of 50 professionals already uses Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Sheets daily. Which AI path offers the lowest adoption friction?

Google Gemini for Workspace — AI is embedded directly into their existing tools Claude API — requires integration by a developer ChatGPT Enterprise — requires a new platform adoption Self-hosted Llama — requires technical setup

Which of these prompt template practices is MOST important for a large team to maintain quality over time?

Rotate to a new AI model every quarter to keep outputs fresh Require every user to rewrite 30% of the template before use Lock down templates so only administrators can use them Document expected outputs alongside each template so users know what 'good' looks like and can spot when quality has degraded

A healthcare company is evaluating an AI vendor's product for processing patient records. The vendor's product is built on a closed-source foundation model API. What is the primary data privacy consideration?

Patient data will be transmitted to the foundation model provider's servers The foundation model will permanently memorize patient data Closed-source models automatically comply with HIPAA The application layer encrypts data before it leaves the company

Which prompting technique best helps a professional use AI to identify blind spots in their own analysis?

Ask AI to write a better version of the analysis Ask AI to list the critical assumptions the analysis relies on, then ask what would happen if those assumptions were wrong Ask AI to summarize the analysis back in its own words Ask AI to score the analysis out of 10

A strategy team wants to use AI to stress-test a business plan. Which prompt is most effective for this goal?

'Tell me if this business plan will succeed' 'What improvements can you make to this plan?' 'Summarize this business plan in three paragraphs' 'Act as a skeptical board member. What are the three riskiest assumptions in this plan, and what evidence would change your view?'