"Brains & Breaks: Summer Quiz"

And Lets Begin:

What comes next in the sequence? 3, 9, 27, 81, …

• 243

• 162

• 108

• 324

Which among these countries is the world's most linquistically diverse country?

• Bolivia

• Pap Guinea

• Indonesia

• Nigeria

Answer explanation

The Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea has three official languages – English, Tok Pisin, and Hiri Motu. In addition to these three official languages, Papua New Guinea is home to about 800 + unique languages making it the most linguistically diverse country in the world.

Bolivia holds the Guinness World Record for the country with the most official languages (37 languages)

Which 2023 film included a major AI ethics subplot, sparking global debates?

• The Creator

• Oppenheimer

• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning

• Everything Everywhere All At Once

Answer explanation

• The Creator (2023) is a sci-fi film centered entirely on AI ethics.

• It’s about a future war between humans and AI, exploring:

• -Whether AI can be sentient

• - Moral rights of humanoid machines

• -Fear of “the other” and techno-human coexistence

• The movie explicitly mirrors real-world ethical questions about AI autonomy, empathy, and warfare.

Which of the following cities is located farthest from any ocean coast?

• Ürümqi, China

• Novosibirsk, Russia

• Astana (Nur-Sultan), Kazakhstan

• Lhasa, Tibet

Answer explanation

• Ürümqi, in western China, is officially recognized as the largest city farthest from any sea/ocean, located about 2,500 km (1,550 miles) from the nearest coastline.

• This location lies near what’s called the Eurasian Pole of Inaccessibility — the point on land most distant from any ocean.

Fun Fact: Ürümqi is often called the world’s most inland major city! 🌏

True or False: Explainable AI (XAI) always increases user trust in AI systems?

• True
• False

Answer explanation

False.

While Explainable AI (XAI) can increase user trust, it is not a guarantee. XAI can also lead to decreased trust if the explanations are not well-understood, clear, or considered satisfactory by the user. 

Which of these is NOT a typical pillar of AI Trustworthiness?

• Robustness

• Interpretability

• Scalability

• Fairness

Answer explanation

Why Scalability is not considered a pillar of Trustworthiness:

While scalability (the ability of an AI system to handle large volumes of data or complex tasks) is important in practical applications, it is not a fundamental principle for establishing trust in the system. A trustworthy AI system can be scalable and robust, interpretable, and fair.

Trustworthiness focuses on the ethical and responsible development and use of AI, whereas scalability primarily concerns technical efficiency.

A highly transparent AI system still faces distrust from users due to past failures. Which cognitive bias is most likely at play?

• Recency effect

• Confirmation bias

• Negativity bias

• Illusory correlation

Answer explanation

While the other biases could play minor roles, Negativity bias is most likely at play here.

Negativity bias is the tendency for people to give more weight to negative experiences or information than positive ones. In this case, even though the AI system is now highly transparent (a positive trait), users are still influenced by past failures (negative experiences), leading to ongoing distrust.

Which of the following is a purpose‑built framework providing comprehensive ethical guidelines for the design and implementation of AI systems?

• GDPR

• NIST Risk Management Framework

• EU AI ACT

• IEEE Ethically Aligned Design

• ACM Code of Ethics

Answer explanation

IEEE Ethically Aligned Design - This framework is explicitly focused on ethical design principles for autonomous and intelligent systems, providing detailed guidance on embedding ethical considerations throughout AI development

The "Chinese Room" thought experiment was proposed to challenge:

• • Machine translation accuracy

• • The Turing Test

• • Strong AI and machine understanding

• • Computer processing speed

Answer explanation

The Chinese Room thought experiment, proposed by philosopher John Searle in 1980, was intended to challenge the idea that a computer program can achieve genuine understanding or consciousness simply by manipulating symbols according to formal rules. Specifically, it argues against the notion that syntax (the formal manipulation of symbols) is sufficient for semantics (meaning or understanding).