Intro to Generative AI
A student asks GenAI to draft several versions of an essay until the writing improves. Which concept does this process illustrate?
Iteration
Who first introduced the word “robot” to describe artificial people?
Karel Čapek
Who introduced Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), a key breakthrough that led to the rise of GenAI?
Ian Goodfellow
In the Netflix example, which feature reflects the use of traditional AI rather than Generative AI?
Predicting user preferences for shows
Which country has the most islands in the world?
Sweden (over 220,000!)
In what way can GenAI potentially reduce the effects of human biases in decision-making?
By consistently applying the same evaluation criteria
What concept did Alan Turing introduce in 1950 to test a machine’s ability to think?
The Imitation Game
What was the key limitation of “rule-based” and “expert” systems developed between the 1950s and 1980s?
They could not create
What does it mean when a GenAI system is multimodal?
It can process and generate multiple forms of data, like text and images
What is the smallest country in the world?
The Vatican
Why is knowing how to use GenAI becoming as important as knowing how to use a computer?
Because it is reshaping how people research, work, and learn across many fields
Which AI milestone first demonstrated a machine’s ability to learn from experience?
Arthur Samuel’s checkers program
What did the two neural networks in a GAN do?
One generated data, while the other evaluated it
A high school robotics team wants their robot to create original dance routines by analyzing videos of human dancers and generating new movements that have never been performed before. Which type of AI system would best help them accomplish this goal?
Generative AI
What is the fear of heights called?
Acrophobia
A group of engineers asks GenAI to generate unconventional designs for an eco-friendly car. What does this scenario reveal about how GenAI contributes to innovation?
It supports innovation by generating creative alternatives from learned patterns
In what way did the 1981 Japanese “Fifth Generation Computer Systems” project shape AI research?
It aimed to create computers with human-like reasoning and conversation
Why was GPT-2’s full release initially delayed in 2019?
It produced text so realistic that researchers feared misuse
A news organization wants to automatically generate short video summaries of daily headlines by combining text, images, and narration. Which GenAI capability makes this possible?
Multimodal processing
Which video game company created the character Princess Zelda?
Nintendo
A student types: “Write a story about a brave woman who saves people from fires” into GenAI. The model then generates a short story. What is the prompt in this example?
The text instruction the student entered to guide GenAI’s response
What was the main reason the first “Winter of AI” occurred in the late 1970s?
Decreased funding and interest in AI research
Which 2021 innovation brought together visual understanding and language processing?
DALL-E
A company’s AI model can predict which products customers might buy next but cannot write marketing emails or generate new advertisements. Based on this description, what type of AI are they currently using?
Traditional AI
What is the name of the New York coffee shop in Friends?
Central Perk