Artificial Intelligence in Daily Life
Discover how AI helps with everyday tasks, what it can do, and why it sometimes needs a person to check its work.
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Questions with solutions-
1. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué necesita reconocer el altavoz inteligente?
You say, “Set a timer for ten minutes,” and your smart speaker starts the timer.
- A written message
- Spoken words
- A person's face
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- Spoken words
El reconocimiento de voz convierte los sonidos en palabras que un dispositivo puede usar.
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2. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué es lo más probable que esté usando la aplicación para encontrar a los perros?
A photo app finds pictures of dogs, even though their file names contain no information about the animals.
- Patterns in the pictures
- Words in the file names
- The dates the pictures were taken
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- Patterns in the pictures
La IA puede aprender patrones visuales, como formas y características, a partir de muchas imágenes de ejemplo.
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3. Completa el espacio en blanco.
A music app uses the songs you have played to suggest more music. These suggestions are based on your ___.
- speaker volume
- microphone recordings
- listening history
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A music app uses the songs you have played to suggest more music. These suggestions are based on your listening history.
Las herramientas de recomendación usan patrones en tus elecciones anteriores para sugerirte cosas que podrían gustarte.
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4. Completa el espacio en blanco.
An AI email filter moves unwanted advertising out of your inbox and into the ___ folder.
- drafts
- spam
- sent
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An AI email filter moves unwanted advertising out of your inbox and into the spam folder.
Spam filters look for signs of unwanted mail, but useful messages can sometimes end up in the spam folder too.
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5. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué muestra este ejemplo sobre la IA?
A phone app uses AI to translate a restaurant menu. The app has no arms, wheels, or physical body of its own.
- AI is another name for a phone camera.
- AI needs a robot's body to work.
- AI can be software rather than a robot.
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- AI can be software rather than a robot.
Muchas herramientas de IA de uso cotidiano son programas que se ejecutan en celulares o computadoras, no robots físicos.
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6. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What has the bank's system noticed?
You normally use your card for small purchases near home. A very large payment is made in another country, so the bank's AI sends a warning.
- A change in your usual spending pattern
- A payment made after your card expired
- A mistake in the store's account number
Compare this payment with the earlier purchases.
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- A change in your usual spending pattern
An unusual payment can trigger a check, but a warning does not prove that someone stole your card.
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7. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Cómo puede esto ayudar a la tienda?
A grocery store uses AI to estimate tomorrow's bread sales before deciding how much bread to order.
- It can discover which customers have food allergies.
- It can avoid ordering much more bread than it can sell.
- It can confirm that every loaf is safe to eat.
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- It can avoid ordering much more bread than it can sell.
Estimar mejor la demanda puede reducir el desperdicio de alimentos, especialmente en el caso de los productos que no se mantienen frescos por mucho tiempo.
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8. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué nos dice esto sobre la IA?
A phone's AI tool removes background noise from a recording while the phone has no network connection.
- Every AI task requires access to a website.
- A tool stops being AI when the phone is offline.
- Some AI tasks can run on a device without the internet.
La herramienta sigue funcionando cuando no puede conectarse con otra computadora.
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- Some AI tasks can run on a device without the internet.
Algunas herramientas de IA se ejecutan directamente en tu dispositivo; otras necesitan un servicio en línea.
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9. Elige la respuesta correcta.
Why might the trip take longer than predicted?
A map app predicts a short trip. After you leave, a crash closes part of the road.
- Road conditions can change after a prediction is made.
- The predicted travel time is actually a speed limit.
- A road closure changes the distance already traveled.
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- Road conditions can change after a prediction is made.
A prediction uses the information available at the time. New events can make it less accurate.
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10. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué debes hacer antes de compartir la carta?
You want a chatbot to shorten a letter about a community event. Your private bank account number appears at the bottom, but it is not needed for the task.
- Leave the number because every chatbot conversation is private.
- Remove the bank account number.
- Add your bank password so the chatbot can check the number.
Piensa en qué información necesita realmente la herramienta.
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- Remove the bank account number.
Las reglas de privacidad varían entre los servicios. Evita compartir datos sensibles que no sean necesarios para la tarea.
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11. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What is the safest next step?
A chatbot gives a confident answer about the date of a historical event. You need the date for a school report.
- Trust the date because the reply sounds certain.
- Ask for a friendlier reply instead of checking the date.
- Check the date in a reliable source.
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- Check the date in a reliable source.
A chatbot can produce smooth, confident language even when its information is wrong.
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12. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué ayudaría más directamente a mejorar la herramienta?
An AI speech tool learned mostly from recordings of one accent. It makes more mistakes with other accents.
- Learning from recordings of a wider range of accents
- Playing its spoken replies at a higher volume
- Giving every user's accent the same name
Considera qué ejemplos faltaban cuando la herramienta aprendió.
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- Learning from recordings of a wider range of accents
Los ejemplos utilizados para entrenar la IA afectan su desempeño con distintos grupos de personas.
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13. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué puedes concluir con certeza a partir de esta respuesta?
A chatbot writes, “I understand how you feel.” It creates replies using patterns in language.
- It has personally experienced the user's problem.
- It can produce caring words, but those words do not prove it has feelings.
- It must know the user personally.
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- It can produce caring words, but those words do not prove it has feelings.
El lenguaje similar al humano puede hacer que una herramienta parezca una persona, pero las palabras por sí solas no demuestran que tenga experiencias ni emociones humanas.
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14. Elige la respuesta correcta.
Why is recognizing the voice not enough to prove who is calling?
A caller sounds exactly like your brother. He urgently asks for money and tells you not to contact him in any other way.
- Phone networks confirm every caller's identity before a call.
- Only your brother can produce speech that sounds like his voice.
- AI can copy a person's voice using recordings.
A familiar sound may not come from a familiar person.
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- AI can copy a person's voice using recordings.
AI-generated voices can be used in scams. Contact the person using a trusted number before sending money.
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15. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What can the app safely conclude from this pattern?
An AI health app studies user records. In these records, people who get less sleep often report more stress.
- Less sleep and more stress are linked in these records.
- Less sleep is the only cause of stress.
- Everyone who sleeps less must be stressed.
A pattern does not explain every person's situation.
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- Less sleep and more stress are linked in these records.
AI can find connections in data, but a connection alone does not prove what causes what.