Vibe Coding Quiz: How Ready Are You for the New Software Economy?

A small accounting firm uses the free version of an AI chatbot to help draft client financial summaries. The summaries include client names and income figures. What is the primary data risk?

Free AI tools automatically encrypt all submitted data No risk — small accounting firms are exempt from data confidentiality regulations The AI chatbot will share client financial data with the IRS Free-tier AI tools may use inputs for model training, potentially exposing client financial data — this likely violates professional confidentiality obligations

A small law firm uses an AI document tool that stores all case materials. They are considering switching providers. What vendor-related risk should they have addressed during onboarding?

Whether the existing provider offers referral discounts Whether case documents can be exported in standard formats — allowing migration without data loss if they switch providers Whether the new provider offers a lower price Whether the AI was trained on legal documents

A small business owner is considering three AI marketing tools, all with similar feature sets. Which evaluation question is MOST important for long-term cost management?

What is the pricing at the volume I'll be using? (Many tools have low entry prices that become expensive at scale) Which tool has the most integrations in their marketplace? Which tool has the best-designed user interface? Which tool was most recently founded?

What is the most effective first step when asking an AI to write a professional email on your behalf?

Use the AI's default style so it doesn't sound AI-generated Provide the context — who the recipient is, what the goal is, and what tone is appropriate — before asking for a draft Write the email yourself first, then ask AI to make it longer Ask for the email without context and then copy it directly

Which of these vendor claims is a RED FLAG suggesting a tool may not have meaningful AI capability?

The vendor has raised venture capital funding The tool integrates with Zapier 'AI-powered' prominently featured in marketing but no specific explanation of what the AI does in the product The tool requires a free trial signup before showing pricing

A personal trainer spends 5 hours per week trading emails to schedule client sessions. What AI-powered solution most directly eliminates this?

An AI chatbot that discusses scheduling via email but still requires the trainer to confirm each booking A scheduling tool like Calendly that lets clients book directly based on the trainer's availability — eliminating scheduling email threads entirely A spreadsheet that clients fill in with their preferred times An AI tool that analyzes the emails and suggests responses

Which tool is specifically designed for non-programmers to build full web applications through natural language, with no local installation?

GitHub Copilot — requires a pre-existing codebase and developer workflow Bolt.new, Lovable, or v0 — purpose-built browser-based platforms for natural language app creation Cursor — a code editor requiring programming knowledge Python IDLE — a standard Python development environment

A small business wants to use AI for drafting responses to customer complaints that include customer names and order details. What is the simplest way to reduce privacy risk while still using AI?

Use AI only on Tuesdays when server load is lower and data is more secure Anonymize the data — replace the customer name with 'Customer' and describe the order generically — before sending to the AI tool Ask the AI not to store the customer's name after the session Never use AI for any customer-related communications

A restaurant owner uses QuickBooks and wants to know whether they should add a new menu item. How can AI most helpfully assist this decision?

Provide guaranteed advice on pricing strategy under local restaurant law Help analyze the food cost percentage, compare to current menu margin benchmarks, and model the break-even and revenue impact — as a thinking aid, not a final decision Predict with certainty whether the new item will be popular Access the restaurant's sales data automatically from QuickBooks

A freelance photographer manually enters all expenses into a spreadsheet for tax time, spending 3 hours each month. Which AI tool most directly eliminates this work?

Xero's API for developer-automated accounting An accounting tool like QuickBooks, FreshBooks, or Wave that automatically categorizes bank and card transactions and organizes them by category ChatGPT — by manually listing expenses in conversation A calendar reminder to do expense entry weekly instead of monthly