Deprecating AI Tools: How to Remove Things People Don't Use

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1. A company has accumulated 15 AI tools over two years but only 3 are regularly used. What is the primary motivation for deprecating the unused tools?

   1. To reduce costs and minimize security vulnerabilities
   2. To simplify the user interface and reduce cognitive load
   3. To demonstrate that the company is adopting newer technology
   4. To force employees to learn new workflows

2. Which approach most accurately identifies AI tools that should be considered for deprecation?

   1. Counting how many employees have requested access to each tool
   2. Checking which tools have the oldest release dates
   3. Reviewing actual usage logs to find tools with low active user counts
   4. Asking IT administrators which tools seem outdated

3. What is the term for the work involved in helping users transition from a deprecated tool to an alternative?

   1. System decommissioning
   2. Change management
   3. Access normalization
   4. User optimization

4. A team decides to remove an AI tool immediately without notifying users. What is the most likely outcome?

   1. Users will experience workflow disruption and frustration
   2. The team will save money faster than expected
   3. The security vulnerability will be automatically resolved
   4. Users will quickly adapt to the remaining tools

5. Who should be responsible for tracking the cost savings achieved after deprecating an AI tool?

   1. The IT administrator who performs the technical removal
   2. The team that requested the deprecation
   3. The finance team alone
   4. A designated governance role with oversight responsibilities

6. What should be included in a deprecation communication to users of a tool that will be removed?

   1. Technical details about the tool's architecture
   2. A list of all company expenses for the past year
   3. A request for users to provide feedback after removal
   4. Explicit alternative tools and a timeline for removal

7. What is the relationship between tool consolidation and tool deprecation?

   1. Consolidation requires deprecating all unused tools at once
   2. Consolidation is the opposite of deprecation
   3. Consolidation is a goal that deprecation helps achieve
   4. Consolidation happens before identifying candidates

8. Why is it important to migrate power users specifically when deprecating a tool?

   1. Power users often contribute to team knowledge bases
   2. Power users are more likely to complain publicly
   3. They may have critical workflows depending on the tool
   4. Power users typically pay for premium features

9. A deprecated AI tool has only 3 active users out of 500 employees. What is the appropriate approach?

   1. Remove the tool immediately without communication
   2. Migrate the 3 users to alternatives and then remove the tool
   3. Keep the tool indefinitely since few users are affected
   4. Ask all 500 employees to vote on whether to keep the tool

10. What does the lesson mean by 'attack surface' in the context of unused AI tools?

    1. The visual interface that users interact with
    2. The total number of vulnerabilities that could be exploited
    3. The network bandwidth consumed by the tool
    4. The amount of storage space the tool requires

11. What role does AI play in identifying candidates for deprecation?

    1. AI analyzes usage data to identify low-use tools
    2. AI decides which tools to remove without human input
    3. AI generates the deprecation communication emails
    4. AI automatically migrates users to new tools

12. What governance element is missing if a team removes tools without approval from any governing body?

    1. Defined approval authority and accountability
    2. A change request ticket
    3. A user training schedule
    4. A technical implementation plan

13. What is the main reason deprecation documentation should include the rationale for removing a tool?

    1. To satisfy legal requirements for record-keeping
    2. To create a paper trail for accounting purposes
    3. To help future teams understand decisions and avoid repeat mistakes
    4. To justify the decision to the tool's original developers

14. Which statement best describes what AI cannot do in the deprecation process?

    1. AI cannot calculate cost savings from deprecation
    2. AI cannot analyze usage patterns across many tools
    3. AI cannot identify which tools are unused
    4. AI cannot eliminate the need for human communication and migration support

15. What is the purpose of conducting a user impact assessment before deprecating an AI tool?

    1. To determine how much money the tool has cost the company
    2. To calculate the tool's network usage statistics
    3. To identify which users will be affected and how
    4. To decide whether to permanently delete user data