When AI Predicts Child Welfare Risk

End-of-lesson check

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1. What is the main idea of "When AI Predicts Child Welfare Risk"?

   1. Some states use AI to predict which families need child protective services attention.
   2. Use AI as the final authority for the whole decision
   3. Avoid checking the answer once it sounds polished
   4. Focus only on speed instead of judgment

2. Which concept is most central to "When AI Predicts Child Welfare Risk"?

   1. child welfare
   2. predictive risk modeling
   3. disparate impact
   4. due process

3. Which use of AI fits this topic best?

   1. Let the AI decide what matters without your review
   2. Use the answer before checking whether it fits the situation
   3. Poverty and risk get conflated
   4. Use the first answer without checking it

4. What should a careful learner remember about "How predictive child welfare AI works"?

   1. Use AI to draft or organize ideas about predictive risk modeling, then verify before acting.
   2. Skip the context so the tool can guess faster
   3. Treat the output as private even after sharing it online
   4. Use the answer without checking the source

5. You want to use AI after this lesson. What is the safest next step?

   1. Act immediately because the AI answer is written clearly
   2. AI cannot make the human values or safety decision for you.
   3. Hide uncertainty so the final answer looks cleaner
   4. Use private or sensitive details before checking permission

6. How should AI output about predictive risk modeling be treated?

   1. As proof that no other source is needed
   2. As a replacement for context, consent, or expert review
   3. As a draft or helper output that still needs human judgment and verification
   4. As something that becomes correct when it sounds confident

7. Name one way to verify an AI answer about predictive risk modeling.

8. Which action would help you apply "When AI Predicts Child Welfare Risk" responsibly?

   1. Use the tool to avoid thinking through the tradeoff
   2. Keep going even if the output conflicts with a trusted source
   3. Use the first answer without checking it
   4. Once flagged, families face real consequences