When AI Failures Are Funny vs When They Matter

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1. What makes an AI mistake a 'high stakes' problem?

   1. When it happens at school
   2. When it could hurt someone or cost money
   3. When it makes you laugh really hard
   4. When the AI is very large

2. Which of these AI mistakes would be funny rather than serious?

   1. AI suggests putting chocolate in a salad
   2. AI gives wrong directions to an emergency room
   3. AI sends an embarrassing email to your teacher
   4. AI tells you to take the wrong medicine

3. Why should you always check AI answers before using them for important things?

   1. Because computers are always broken
   2. Because checking makes the AI work faster
   3. Because AI might give wrong info that could hurt you
   4. Because AI gets angry if you don't check

4. A friend wants to use AI to help write an email to their teacher. What should they think about first?

   1. How many funny emojis to add
   2. Who will read it first
   3. Whether the AI might say something wrong or rude
   4. What color the email should be

5. Your older brother uses AI to help with his homework. Is this low stakes or high stakes?

   1. It's always low stakes because it's just schoolwork
   2. It's low stakes unless he gets caught
   3. It's always high stakes because homework is required
   4. It depends on the homework - some assignments matter more than others

6. Your parent uses AI to help decide which medicine to buy for a headache. What should they do?

   1. Double-check the AI's advice with a doctor or pharmacist
   2. Trust the AI completely because it's smart
   3. Ask you what medicine to buy
   4. Throw away all their other medicines

7. Which of these is a low stakes AI mistake that would be funny?

   1. AI gives wrong medical diagnosis
   2. AI tells your boss you quit your job
   3. AI transfers money to the wrong person
   4. AI invents a non-existent historical fact about pizza

8. Someone uses AI to write birthday messages for friends. How should they treat this task?

   1. As a task that will cause problems if AI makes a mistake
   2. As a task where AI is always right
   3. As a high stakes task that requires expert approval
   4. As a low stakes task - check it but don't worry too much

9. An AI suggests a recipe with pineapple on pizza. This is an example of what type of mistake?

   1. A funny, low stakes mistake
   2. A costly financial error
   3. A career-ending mistake
   4. A dangerous medical mistake

10. Why do we treat AI differently for low stakes versus high stakes tasks?

    1. Because AI doesn't work for important things
    2. Because high stakes tasks are more fun
    3. Because low stakes tasks use better AI
    4. Because serious mistakes need more checking to prevent real harm

11. Your classmate uses AI to summarize a book for a reading assignment. They should:

    1. Only check the first sentence
    2. Use it without checking because books are always correct
    3. Not use AI at all for schoolwork
    4. Check the summary for mistakes since grades matter

12. Which situation is safest to just laugh at if AI makes a mistake?

    1. AI sends a rude message to your employer
    2. AI tells you the wrong amount to pay for a bill
    3. AI creates a funny nickname that doesn't make sense
    4. AI gives wrong advice about which medicine to take

13. Your uncle asks AI to help him write an email to cancel a business contract. What should he do?

    1. Ask a child to check it instead
    2. Send it immediately because AI is always right
    3. Read it carefully himself because big financial decisions need human oversight
    4. Not use AI for anything involving work

14. What is a 'consequence' of an AI mistake?

    1. The result or effect that happens because of the mistake
    2. The way the AI looks when it makes a mistake
    3. The name of the company that made the AI
    4. The part of the computer that stores mistakes

15. An AI creates a fake news story that looks real. This is a problem because:

    1. It could trick people into believing something false
    2. It can't cause any real problems
    3. It only affects computers, not people
    4. It's just a funny mistake like making up a movie title