AI Model Families: Frontier vs Mid-Tier vs Small — Picking the Right Class

End-of-lesson check

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1. What is the main idea of "AI Model Families: Frontier vs Mid-Tier vs Small — Picking the Right Class"?

   1. How to choose between flagship, mid-tier, and small AI models for production workloads.
   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 "AI Model Families: Frontier vs Mid-Tier vs Small — Picking the Right Class"?

   1. mid-tier
   2. frontier model
   3. cost-quality tradeoff
   4. unrelated shortcut

3. Which use of AI fits this topic best?

   1. Recommend a tier without knowing your accuracy and cost requirements
   2. Let the AI decide what matters without your review
   3. Frontier: complex multi-step reasoning, code, novel synthesis
   4. Use the answer before checking whether it fits the situation

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

   1. Frontier: complex multi-step reasoning, code, novel synthesis
   2. Explain the topic in plain language
   3. Organize a draft for human review
   4. Recommend a tier without knowing your accuracy and cost requirements

5. What should a careful learner remember about "Pattern: route by task complexity"?

   1. Use AI to draft or organize ideas about frontier model, 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 frontier model 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 frontier model.

9. Which action would help you apply "AI Model Families: Frontier vs Mid-Tier vs Small — Picking the Right Class" responsibly?

   1. Substitute small models for frontier on genuinely complex reasoning
   2. Use the tool to avoid thinking through the tradeoff
   3. Keep going even if the output conflicts with a trusted source
   4. Mid-tier: routine analysis, summarization, structured extraction

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

    1. Substitute small models for frontier on genuinely complex reasoning
    2. Frontier: complex multi-step reasoning, code, novel synthesis
    3. Ask for a plain-language explanation of mid-tier
    4. Compare the answer with a trusted source