Vibe Coding Quiz: How Ready Are You for the New Software Economy?

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

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

What is the vibe coding 'loop' after you receive an initial AI-generated app?

Open the source code, fix bugs manually, then ask AI to add features Deploy to production immediately and gather user feedback Submit the code to a human developer for review and refinement Test the output, describe what needs to change in natural language, let AI revise, and repeat

A restaurant owner uses QuickBooks and wants to know whether they should add a new menu item. How can AI most helpfully assist this decision?

Provide guaranteed advice on pricing strategy under local restaurant law Access the restaurant's sales data automatically from QuickBooks Predict with certainty whether the new item will be popular Help analyze the food cost percentage, compare to current menu margin benchmarks, and model the break-even and revenue impact — as a thinking aid, not a final decision

A personal trainer spends 5 hours per week trading emails to schedule client sessions. What AI-powered solution most directly eliminates this?

An AI chatbot that discusses scheduling via email but still requires the trainer to confirm each booking An AI tool that analyzes the emails and suggests responses A spreadsheet that clients fill in with their preferred times A scheduling tool like Calendly that lets clients book directly based on the trainer's availability — eliminating scheduling email threads entirely

A small business wants to use AI for drafting responses to customer complaints that include customer names and order details. What is the simplest way to reduce privacy risk while still using AI?

Use AI only on Tuesdays when server load is lower and data is more secure Never use AI for any customer-related communications Anonymize the data — replace the customer name with 'Customer' and describe the order generically — before sending to the AI tool Ask the AI not to store the customer's name after the session