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

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?

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

Who coined the term 'vibe coding' and what does it describe?

Andrej Karpathy coined it to describe building software by describing what you want in natural language, with AI writing the code It emerged from Reddit and has no single author — it describes using AI to debug code Sam Altman coined it to describe OpenAI's internal development methodology Linus Torvalds coined it to describe open-source collaborative development

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?

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

What is the vibe coding 'loop' after you receive an initial AI-generated app?

Submit the code to a human developer for review and refinement Open the source code, fix bugs manually, then ask AI to add features Test the output, describe what needs to change in natural language, let AI revise, and repeat Deploy to production immediately and gather user feedback

A small business owner asks ChatGPT for advice on which business entity structure to use for tax purposes. What is the appropriate way to use this output?

Ignore AI entirely for financial questions — it cannot be trusted Ask AI a second time to confirm the recommendation before acting Implement the AI's recommendation directly — ChatGPT knows current tax law Use the AI explanation to understand the concepts and questions to ask, then consult a CPA or tax attorney for the actual decision