The Taste Loop: Reject Generic AI UI

End-of-lesson check

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1. When designing a prompt for an AI UI generator, what is the most important element to specify first?

   1. The color palette and visual style preferences
   2. The job or task the interface needs to accomplish
   3. The specific AI tool you want to use
   4. The budget constraints for the project

2. A developer asks an AI to generate 'a modern dashboard for tracking metrics.' Why might this produce generic results?

   1. The AI cannot generate dashboards
   2. The prompt is too specific about data sources
   3. The prompt doesn't describe the actual users or their workflow
   4. The term 'modern' is too technical for the AI to understand

3. What does 'smallest useful scope' refer to when working with AI-generated interfaces?

   1. Limiting the AI to generating only buttons and text
   2. Building the minimum set of features that provides real value to a user
   3. Reducing the color palette to three colors maximum
   4. Using the fewest possible design elements regardless of functionality

4. Why should you test AI-generated UI as a user rather than as someone impressed by the technology?

   1. To verify the AI is using the latest model
   2. To demonstrate your knowledge of AI capabilities
   3. To compare the output to other AI tools
   4. To identify actual usability problems from an end-user perspective

5. Before sharing an AI-generated interface with others, what three things should you inspect?

   1. The diff, data access permissions, and failure paths
   2. The variable names, function count, and code length
   3. The font size, image quality, and loading speed
   4. The color contrast, border radius, and shadow depth

6. Which question should you answer to ensure an AI-generated app handles sensitive data correctly?

   1. What is the most impressive feature?
   2. What programming language should be used?
   3. How many users will access it simultaneously?
   4. What data should the app never expose?

7. What makes a prototype 'safe enough for another person to use'?

   1. It is observable, reversible, and has appropriate access controls
   2. It looks professional and polished
   3. It was generated by the latest AI model
   4. It includes extensive documentation

8. A student generates a login page with an AI tool and wants to test if it works correctly. What question should they ask to define a successful test?

   1. Which celebrity would like this design?
   2. Does the page look modern and attractive?
   3. How long did the AI take to generate it?
   4. What test proves the change works?

9. What is a 'rollback path' and why is it important for AI-generated interfaces?

   1. The path users take when logging out
   2. A visual design pattern that circles back to the start
   3. A way to revert changes if the AI output causes problems
   4. A method for repeating the AI generation process

10. Design-focused users on platforms like X and Reddit praise AI prototyping for what reason, but criticize the results for what reason?

    1. Price is praised; complexity is criticized
    2. Speed is praised; generic output is criticized
    3. Availability is praised; security is criticized
    4. Accuracy is praised; creativity is criticized

11. You want to generate a project management tool with AI. Which prompt is most likely to produce specific, useful results?

    1. Create a project management app with a clean design
    2. Create a task board where team leads can assign items to developers, see progress via drag-and-drop columns, and receive notifications when deadlines approach
    3. Build a tool for tracking work with columns and cards
    4. Generate a Kanban-style interface with modern styling

12. When reviewing AI-generated code before deployment, what does inspecting the 'diff' tell you?

    1. How long the AI took to generate the code
    2. How many lines of code were changed
    3. Which programming language was used
    4. Exactly what modifications were made to the existing codebase

13. Which of these describes the 'Taste Loop' concept from the lesson?

    1. An algorithm for choosing color palettes automatically
    2. A method for collecting user feedback on AI designs
    3. A cycle of specifying context, generating output, testing as a user, and inspecting for safety before sharing
    4. A process of repeatedly generating designs until one looks good

14. What problem occurs when prompts only specify a color palette without user context?

    1. The code will have syntax errors
    2. The AI will refuse to generate the design
    3. The colors will be wrong
    4. The interface will look generic and miss the actual use case

15. A developer uses an AI tool to generate a data visualization dashboard. What question should they ask to define what the user can actually do when finished?

    1. What should the user be able to do when this is finished?
    2. What is the file size of the output?
    3. How many charts should be displayed?
    4. Which visualization library should be used?