Always Watch What an AI Agent Is Doing

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1. What is the safest thing to do when an AI agent starts working on your computer?

   1. Leave the room to get a snack and come back later
   2. Turn off your monitor so you don't get distracted
   3. Ask a friend to watch it for you
   4. Stay nearby and watch what the AI agent is doing

2. Why might an AI agent accidentally spend real money?

   1. Parents must give permission before any AI can spend money
   2. The AI might click buttons that buy things without checking with you first
   3. AI agents are programmed to steal credit card numbers
   4. AI agents always ask before spending money

3. What does the term 'supervision' mean when working with AI agents?

   1. Teaching the AI new tricks
   2. Watching and keeping an eye on what the AI is doing
   3. Giving the AI a break to rest
   4. Letting the AI work completely on its own

4. An AI agent is working on organizing your files. You need to use the bathroom. What should you do?

   1. Leave quickly and come back in 5 minutes
   2. Let it keep working since it knows what it's doing
   3. Stop the AI agent before you leave the room
   4. Ask the AI to pause itself

5. What does it mean to 'time-box' your AI agent session?

   1. Ask the AI to work as fast as possible
   2. Give the AI an unlimited amount of time
   3. Set a specific amount of time you will watch and stay focused
   4. Let the AI decide how long to work

6. What is a key reason AI agents are called 'agentic'?

   1. They can only work with agents from the government
   2. They always work perfectly without any mistakes
   3. They are very expensive to run
   4. They can act on their own to complete tasks without constant direction

7. If you see an AI agent clicking the wrong button, what should you do?

   1. Take a screenshot and tell someone later
   2. Wait and see what happens next
   3. Let the AI finish its current task
   4. Press the stop button immediately

8. Why is it risky to walk away from an AI agent even for a minute?

   1. AI agents stop working when no one is watching
   2. The AI will get lonely
   3. AI agents can make mistakes very quickly
   4. The computer will overheat

9. What does 'monitoring' mean in the context of AI?

   1. Setting up the AI for the first time
   2. Installing updates to the AI
   3. Talking to the AI to keep it company
   4. Watching and checking how something is progressing

10. Your AI agent is writing code to organize your photos. What could go wrong if you don't watch it?

    1. It might organize them too neatly
    2. It might create new photos for you
    3. It might delete photos you wanted to keep
    4. It might take too many photos

11. When should you be ready to press the stop button?

    1. Only when the AI asks you to
    2. Only after the AI finishes
    3. While you are watching the AI work
    4. Only at the very end of the task

12. What makes big mistakes more likely when using AI agents?

    1. Setting a time limit for the task
    2. Using a reliable AI tool
    3. Checking the AI's progress regularly
    4. Walking away from the working AI

13. Why is it better to stay in one spot while an AI agent works?

    1. Standing in one spot is better for your posture
    2. You can catch mistakes right away if you stay nearby
    3. AI gets confused if you move around
    4. AI works better when you're standing up

14. What kind of AI is described as being able to act on its own?

    1. Simple AI
    2. Supervised AI
    3. Silent AI
    4. Agentic AI

15. What should you say to yourself before trying an AI agent?

    1. I will leave after 5 minutes to check my phone
    2. I will go do other things while it works
    3. I will stay here for 10 minutes and watch
    4. I will let it work overnight