AI Tools: Keep Secrets Out of Prompts, Logs, and Vendor Telemetry

End-of-lesson check

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1. What is the main idea of "AI Tools: Keep Secrets Out of Prompts, Logs, and Vendor Telemetry"?

   1. Configure your AI tools so they never read .env files, never log API keys, and never send credentials to a vendor's training-data path.
   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 Tools: Keep Secrets Out of Prompts, Logs, and Vendor Telemetry"?

   1. telemetry opt-out
   2. ignore list
   3. key rotation
   4. secret scanner

3. Which use of AI fits this topic best?

   1. Delete data already sent to a vendor
   2. Let the AI decide what matters without your review
   3. Add .env and credential paths to ignore lists
   4. Use the answer before checking whether it fits the situation

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

   1. Add .env and credential paths to ignore lists
   2. Explain the topic in plain language
   3. Organize a draft for human review
   4. Delete data already sent to a vendor

5. What should a careful learner remember about "Prompt: audit my tool configs"?

   1. Use AI to draft or organize ideas about ignore list, 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 ignore list 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 ignore list.

9. Which action would help you apply "AI Tools: Keep Secrets Out of Prompts, Logs, and Vendor Telemetry" responsibly?

   1. Replace secret-scanning tools
   2. Use the tool to avoid thinking through the tradeoff
   3. Keep going even if the output conflicts with a trusted source
   4. Disable telemetry where the policy requires

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

    1. Replace secret-scanning tools
    2. Add .env and credential paths to ignore lists
    3. Ask for a plain-language explanation of telemetry opt-out
    4. Compare the answer with a trusted source