Just Because AI Said It Doesn't Make It True

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1. Why is it important not to automatically believe everything an AI tells you?

   1. AI is designed to never make mistakes
   2. AI has feelings that might get hurt if you question it
   3. AI can give wrong or misleading information even when it sounds confident
   4. AI always uses the most current information available

2. An AI gives you a recipe but the amounts look strange (like 47 cups of flour for cookies). What should you do next?

   1. Use your judgment — check if the amounts seem reasonable for the recipe
   2. Throw away the recipe and never use AI again
   3. Assume the AI made a typo and add the missing ingredients yourself
   4. Make the recipe exactly as written because AI knows cooking

3. What does it mean to verify something an AI told you?

   1. Write down everything the AI says so you remember it
   2. Send the information to a friend to see if they agree
   3. Check the information in another reliable source
   4. Ask the AI to say the same thing again to make sure

4. If an AI gives you a math answer, what is the smartest way to check if it's right?

   1. Ask the AI to explain how it got the answer
   2. Trust it because AI is good at math
   3. Ask a friend what answer they got
   4. Solve the problem yourself or use a calculator

5. What is critical thinking when it comes to using AI?

   1. Ignoring what AI says completely and only trusting humans
   2. Believing everything AI says because it's advanced technology
   3. Asking AI to think harder about its answers
   4. Using your own judgment to question and evaluate what AI tells you

6. Why should you think for yourself even when AI sounds very sure of its answer?

   1. You should always agree with confident people
   2. Being confident doesn't mean being correct
   3. AI only sounds sure when it's actually right
   4. AI cannot be confident about anything

7. An AI gives you advice about a problem, but it sounds different from what your parents would say. What should you do?

   1. Compare it with what trusted adults would say and think carefully
   2. Follow the AI's advice since it's newer and smarter
   3. Ignore it completely and figure it out yourself
   4. Ask the AI if it's sure and believe whatever it says next

8. What does being the 'captain of your brain' mean in relation to AI?

   1. Telling AI what to think before it answers
   2. Letting AI make all your decisions for you
   3. Using your own thinking to guide what you believe and do
   4. Memorizing everything AI tells you

9. You ask an AI for a fun fact about your favorite animal. What should you do after getting the response?

   1. Believe it because AI knows a lot about animals
   2. Ignore it since AI is probably wrong
   3. Share it with friends right away without checking
   4. Check it in a kids' encyclopedia or trusted source

10. Which of these is the BEST reason to double-check a fact that an AI gave you?

    1. AI always tells you when it's not sure
    2. AI might have made up information that sounds real
    3. Checking is required by law
    4. You want to show off by having two sources

11. Why is it a bad habit to think 'AI said it, so it must be true'?

    1. You should only trust adults, not technology
    2. AI never says anything worth listening to
    3. It gives up your thinking power to a machine
    4. AI is always wrong about everything

12. When AI gives you a confident answer, what should you remember?

    1. AI is always more right than humans
    2. The answer could still be wrong even if it sounds sure
    3. You should only trust AI when it says it's uncertain
    4. Confidence means accuracy

13. What makes someone a smart user of AI?

    1. They ask AI every question they have without questioning anything
    2. They tell everyone that AI is always bad
    3. They only use AI for fun and never for learning
    4. They use AI as a starting point but verify and think for themselves

14. If you find a fact on a kids' encyclopedia that matches what AI told you, what does that tell you?

    1. You should still question it because encyclopedias can be wrong
    2. The fact is definitely 100% true
    3. AI was probably right about this particular fact
    4. You should stop using AI

15. What is the difference between being skeptical about AI and being mean to AI?

    1. Being skeptical means checking facts; being mean means insulting the AI
    2. AI cannot tell the difference
    3. There is no difference
    4. Being skeptical makes AI work better