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When the AI can act, not just chat

Computing · Artificial Intelligence · ages 15-16
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  1. Which action requires mail-sending capability rather than text generation alone?

    • Writing a proposed invitation for a person to check
    • Delivering an invitation to the guests' mailboxes
    • Rewording a proposed invitation before a person reviews it

  2. What can a text-only chat with no connected action tools do?

    • Draft text for a person to review before acting
    • Send messages through the recipients' email accounts
    • Change stored files and pay bills without connected tools

  3. An agent should wait for a person's approval before sending private information to a new recipient.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Two otherwise identical systems read the same emails. One can only draft replies; the other can send without approval. Which has an extra route for an error to affect recipients?

    • The system limited to preparing draft replies for a person
    • Neither system, because identical reading access cancels that difference
    • The system allowed to send replies without approval

  5. Which request should wait for a person's approval because it spends money?

    • Pay the named supplier using the saved payment card
    • Suggest several rhyming words in a text-only reply
    • Summarize the pasted paragraph in a text-only reply

  6. An invitation with an incorrect date remains a private draft. No guest has seen it. Which consequence has not happened yet?

    • An incorrect date appearing in the saved private draft
    • Guests making plans from that unseen invitation
    • Private details in the stored draft being exposed to a service

  7. High model capability alone makes unrestricted payment and file access safe.

    Circle one:   True   False

  8. An agent only needs to summarize one folder. Which setup best limits damage from an attempted file edit?

    • Write access to all folders with a reminder to take care
    • Write access to the target folder plus a strong accuracy prompt
    • Enforced read-only access to the one folder it needs
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When the AI can act, not just chat W1-mt_D7KzIdIsjb-s1

  1. Delivering an invitation to the guests' mailboxes · Delivery changes what guests receive. Writing and rewording can remain within a text draft.
  2. Draft text for a person to review before acting · This setup can produce a text draft. It lacks the action capabilities needed to send messages, pay or edit stored files.
  3. True · Check the exact information and recipient before approving the send. Delivery can expose private information and may be hard to undo.
  4. The system allowed to send replies without approval · Both have the same stated reading access. Sending adds a route for mistaken text to reach recipients without review.
  5. Pay the named supplier using the saved payment card · Payment transfers money. Check the payee and amount before approving the exact transaction.
  6. Guests making plans from that unseen invitation · The date error already exists, and storage may expose private details. Guests cannot plan from an invitation none of them has seen.
  7. False · Capability does not restrict access. Enforce permission limits and review consequential actions even when the model performs well.
  8. Enforced read-only access to the one folder it needs · A summary needs reading access, not editing access. Enforced read-only permissions can deny an attempted edit and exclude unrelated folders.
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