AI vs Regular Apps: What's the Difference?

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1. A calculator always gives the same answer for 2 + 2. Why does it always say 4?

   1. A programmer wrote rules that tell the calculator exactly what to do
   2. The calculator can guess what answer looks right
   3. The calculator learned by looking at many math problems
   4. The calculator changes its mind depending on who is using it

2. An AI image generator can create a picture of a dragon that never existed. How is this possible?

   1. The AI memorized every possible image
   2. The AI asks a human artist to draw it
   3. The AI has a special camera inside it
   4. The AI learned patterns from millions of pictures and combines them in new ways

3. Why might an AI app sometimes give a wrong answer while a regular app almost never does?

   1. AI apps have more bugs than regular apps
   2. Regular apps are smarter than AI apps
   3. AI apps guess based on patterns they learned, which can be wrong
   4. Programmers purposely make AI apps give wrong answers

4. Which of these is the BEST reason to use a regular app instead of an AI app?

   1. You want the app to create something new and creative
   2. You want the app to learn your preferences
   3. You need the answer to always be exactly right
   4. You want the app to figure things out on its own

5. ChatGPT can answer questions that nobody has ever asked it before. What allows this?

   1. It has a huge book with every possible question and answer
   2. It learned from many examples and can make new responses
   3. It connects to the internet to find answers
   4. It follows a fixed menu of questions programmed by its creator

6. A game of Solitaire always has the same rules. Why can't Solitaire learn to play differently?

   1. Solitaire was programmed with fixed rules and cannot learn from playing
   2. The cards are too hard for a computer to understand
   3. Solitaire is actually an AI app in disguise
   4. The game does not have enough memory to learn

7. What does it mean for an app to 'learn from examples'?

   1. The app looks at lots of examples and finds patterns on its own
   2. The app reads a textbook and memorizes everything
   3. The app asks a human to teach it one-on-one
   4. The app writes its own code based on what it learns

8. An app can translate a sentence into a language it has never seen before. What type of app is most likely?

   1. An AI app that learned patterns from many languages
   2. A regular app with a translation dictionary
   3. A calculator app
   4. A weather app

9. You use a music app that plays songs based on artists you already like. What kind of app is this?

   1. It is neither AI nor regular
   2. It must be a regular app because it plays music
   3. It is probably an AI app because it learns your taste
   4. It cannot be an app because it makes guesses

10. Which statement about regular apps is TRUE?

    1. They can answer questions nobody has thought of before
    2. They do exactly what the programmer wrote them to do
    3. They can create new pictures from imagination
    4. They learn from mistakes

11. A self-driving car encounters a new obstacle on the road. The car must decide what to do instantly. What makes this possible?

    1. The car asks a human driver what to do
    2. The car was programmed with rules for every possible obstacle
    3. The car cannot handle new obstacles
    4. The car learned from seeing many examples of obstacles and can guess what to do

12. Why is it important to know whether an app is regular or AI?

    1. AI apps might be wrong even when they sound confident
    2. Regular apps are more fun
    3. AI apps cannot be used on phones
    4. Regular apps are always free

13. Your friend says their calculator 'learns' from the problems you enter. What is wrong with this statement?

    1. Calculators are regular apps and cannot learn — they just follow rules
    2. Calculators do not have memory
    3. Calculators are actually AI apps
    4. Calculators do not do math

14. What is the main difference between how a calculator and ChatGPT work?

    1. They both learn from examples
    2. They both were invented in the same year
    3. Calculator follows fixed rules, ChatGPT makes guesses based on patterns learned
    4. Calculator uses electricity, ChatGPT does not

15. An AI app creates a poem that has never been written before. What is happening?

    1. The AI is guessing randomly without any reason
    2. The AI is copying a poem from its memory
    3. The AI learned patterns from reading many poems and combines them in a new way
    4. The AI cannot create anything new