Agentic AI: Choose Short-Term vs Long-Term Memory Without Building Both

End-of-lesson check

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1. What is the main idea of "Agentic AI: Choose Short-Term vs Long-Term Memory Without Building Both"?

   1. Most agents do not need a vector database — pick the simplest memory that solves the actual recall problem in front of you.
   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 "Agentic AI: Choose Short-Term vs Long-Term Memory Without Building Both"?

   1. scratchpad
   2. working memory
   3. summarization
   4. retrieval

3. Which use of AI fits this topic best?

   1. Operate your retrieval index
   2. Let the AI decide what matters without your review
   3. Distinguish working memory, task memory, and durable memory
   4. Use the answer before checking whether it fits the situation

4. Which limitation should you watch for in this topic?

   1. Distinguish working memory, task memory, and durable memory
   2. Explain the topic in plain language
   3. Organize a draft for human review
   4. Operate your retrieval index

5. What should a careful learner remember about "Prompt: memory triage"?

   1. Use AI to draft or organize ideas about working memory, 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

6. 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. Use AI for drafting and comparison, but verify before publishing or relying on it.
   3. Hide uncertainty so the final answer looks cleaner
   4. Use private or sensitive details before checking permission

7. How should AI output about working memory 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

8. Name one way to verify an AI answer about working memory.

9. Which action would help you apply "Agentic AI: Choose Short-Term vs Long-Term Memory Without Building Both" responsibly?

   1. Decide your privacy retention policy
   2. Use the tool to avoid thinking through the tradeoff
   3. Keep going even if the output conflicts with a trusted source
   4. Recommend the cheapest store that meets the recall need

10. Which choice is a bad use of AI for this lesson?

    1. Decide your privacy retention policy
    2. Distinguish working memory, task memory, and durable memory
    3. Ask for a plain-language explanation of scratchpad
    4. Compare the answer with a trusted source