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Prereading Quiz: AI Made Four of These. Can You Guess Which Ones?
Before you read “AI Made Four of These. Can You Guess Which Ones?,” take this five-question quiz to find out how much you already know.
What is something ChatGPT, a chatbot that uses artificial intelligence (AI), can do?
explain events that happened this year
make decisions for people who use it
respond to feedback by simplifying an explanation
ChatGPT can have long, humanlike conversations and respond to feedback by simplifying an explanation. However, it doesn’t have any information about what has happened since September 2021, and it can’t make decisions for people.
Which of these is a mathematical system that learns skills by analyzing huge amounts of digital data?
a neural network
a printing press
a virtual assistant
A neural network is a mathematical system that learns skills by analyzing huge amounts of digital data. It is the technology that powers chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard.
For now, experts say, AI tools can’t replace human workers because the technology is too ____.
expensive
sophisticated
unreliable
Experts say the new AI tools are too unreliable to replace human workers. Chatbots sometimes make false or offensive statements and have significant limitations.
When did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone?
1450s
1870s
1920s
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in the 1870s. At the time, people worried that the technology would end privacy, cause hearing loss, and replace written communication.
What is misinformation?
false or inaccurate information that is used to mislead people
a simplified and often unfair idea that is commonly believed about a particular group of people
a refusal to participate in work, school, or other activities as a type of protest
Misinformation is false or inaccurate information that is used to mislead people. The potential for misuse is one of the most immediate problems posed by AI.