AI for the Skilled Trades Quiz

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1. According to the guide, where does most of AI's current value for tradespeople lie?
   • Performing physical installations with robots
   • Language tasks like quotes, summaries and customer messages
   • Replacing licensed inspectors
   • Designing new electrical code standards
2. Why does an AI-generated quote need your own numbers in the prompt?
   • AI refuses to quote without a license number
   • Quotes must be written in a legal format only AI knows
   • The model does not know your local material prices, labor rate or markup
   • AI tools always overestimate labor
3. Why are AI answers about building codes risky to rely on directly?
   • Codes are adopted and amended locally, and models can mix editions or misquote sections
   • Codes are secret and never appear in public text
   • AI is legally barred from discussing codes
   • Codes never change, so AI answers are always outdated
4. How often does the guide say the National Electrical Code is revised?
   • Every year
   • Every ten years
   • Only when a jurisdiction requests it
   • Every three years
5. What idea does the guide use to explain why robots struggle with on-site trade work?
   • Moore's law
   • The Turing test
   • Moravec's paradox
   • Goodhart's law
6. Where should the arithmetic in an AI-assisted quote ideally be calculated?
   • In the chat reply itself
   • In a spreadsheet or quoting software
   • By asking the model to double-check its own math
   • By the customer
7. What is a sensible use of vision models in the trades, according to the guide?
   • Certifying that a panel passes inspection
   • Automatically approving warranty claims
   • Replacing the site visit entirely
   • Reading nameplates and model numbers from photos, with important identifiers confirmed by eye
8. Who does the guide say is responsible for work done using AI-assisted code lookups?
   • The license holder
   • The AI software vendor
   • The code publisher
   • The customer