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Domain III - Understanding how to govern AI development (8 questions)
Question 1
A team fine-tunes a model on a dataset obtained from a third party. The original source, the licence terms and the transformations applied to the data were never recorded. Which governance gap matters most in this situation?
- AMissing data lineage and provenance records, so the source and permitted use of the training data cannot be shown
- BInsufficient hyperparameter tuning, which means the fine-tuned model may not have reached its best performance on the task
- CToo many model versions stored in the registry, which makes it harder for developers to find the latest production build
- DMissing user acceptance testing for the interface, which means business users have not yet approved the final presentation
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Correct answer: AWithout lineage and provenance, the organization cannot verify its rights to use the data, trace errors back to their source or respond to audits. The other gaps are real quality issues, but they do not create the legal and accountability exposure described in the scenario.
Question 2
A lending model shows similar overall accuracy for all applicant groups. However, the approval rate for one protected group is only 60 percent of the approval rate for the reference group. What is the most important conclusion?
- AThe selection rate ratio falls below the four-fifths benchmark, which signals possible adverse impact that needs investigation
- BNo concern exists because overall accuracy is similar across groups, and accuracy is the primary measure of model quality
- CThe approval gap is caused by different model latency for each group, so the team should focus on infrastructure tuning
- DThe validation loss is lower than the training loss, which shows the model has generalized well to all applicant groups
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Correct answer: AA selection rate ratio below 80 percent, the four-fifths guideline, is a standard signal of potential adverse impact that requires investigation. Similar overall accuracy does not rule out unequal outcomes, and latency and loss comparisons say nothing about the approval disparity.
Question 3
A customer support assistant reads uploaded documents and can call internal tools. A tester discovers that a hidden instruction inside an uploaded file can make the assistant reveal internal data. Which type of testing would most directly have surfaced this weakness?
- AUsability testing, which observes how real users complete tasks and where they encounter confusion in the interface
- BRegression testing, which confirms that recent code changes have not broken previously working functions in the application
- CLoad testing, which measures how the system behaves under high volumes of concurrent user requests
- DPrompt injection testing, which checks whether untrusted content can override the system's instructions or tool permissions
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Correct answer: DPrompt injection testing specifically probes whether instructions embedded in untrusted content can hijack the model or its tools. Regression, load and usability testing are valuable, but none of them is designed to find this class of attack.
Question 4
A product team must give reviewers and downstream deployers a concise document that explains a model's intended use, the groups and conditions where performance was measured, and known limitations. Which artifact fits this purpose?
- AA data processing agreement, which sets out how a processor may handle personal data on behalf of the controller
- BA penetration test report, which lists vulnerabilities found during security assessment and the remediation status of each
- CA model card, which summarizes the model's intended use, evaluation results and limitations for those who use or review it
- DA change request ticket, which records the approval of a code change before it is merged into the production branch
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Correct answer: CA model card is a standard documentation artifact for intended use, performance across conditions and limitations. The other artifacts document security findings, contractual data handling and change approval, which serve different purposes.
Question 5
A governance committee must decide whether to release a customer-facing AI feature. Which evidence best supports a sound release decision?
- ADocumented test results against defined acceptance criteria, a signed risk assessment and a list of known limitations
- BA polished demonstration video showing the feature working well on examples that the product team selected for the recording
- CThe number of stars and forks on the open-source library that the team used during prototyping
- DAn executive's verbal assurance that the model is ready and that the team has been working on it for several months
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Correct answer: ARelease decisions should rest on tests measured against predefined criteria, documented risk acceptance and known limitations. A demonstration on hand-picked examples, the popularity of a library and verbal assurance do not show that the system meets its requirements.
Question 6
During training, a developer sees that a validation accuracy metric improves while a held-out fairness metric gets worse. What is the most appropriate governance response?
- AIgnore the fairness metric because accuracy is the primary objective, and remove the fairness metric from later status reports
- BKeep training on the same data until the fairness metric recovers on its own, without recording the trade-off for reviewers
- CContinue to the next stage because validation accuracy is the agreed release metric, and address fairness after deployment
- DLog the trade-off, escalate it to the accountable owner and document a risk decision before the next stage
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Correct answer: DTrade-offs between performance and fairness should be recorded, escalated to someone accountable, and decided with documented rationale rather than resolved silently. The other responses hide the issue, leave it unmanaged, or defer a known risk until after deployment.
Question 7
A credit scoring model is in production. Its input data gradually shifts as the applicant population changes. Which practice best supports ongoing monitoring of this shift?
- AStoring the training dataset for a fixed period and reviewing it only if an external regulator later asks for it
- BComparing production input distributions with the training baseline and alerting the owner when agreed thresholds are exceeded
- CRelying on the vendor's annual performance report as the only evidence of how the model is performing for current applicants
- DTurning off production logging to reduce storage costs, since the model's inputs are already known from the training stage
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Correct answer: BMonitoring input distributions against a baseline with agreed alert thresholds detects data drift early. Storing datasets, relying on annual vendor reports and disabling logging each leave the organization unable to see how current inputs compare with what the model was built on.
Question 8
Which TWO practices are part of effective data governance for AI training data? (Choose two.)
- ADocumenting the source, collection basis and each transformation applied to a dataset before it is used for training
- BKeeping one dataset version unchanged indefinitely, even after errors are discovered in the records it contains
- CRecording dataset lineage so that a model's training inputs can be traced back to their original sources
- DLetting developers copy production personal data into test environments so that testing reflects real conditions
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Correct answer: A, CDocumenting sources and transformations and keeping lineage let the organization trace inputs and show lawful use. Freezing a version despite known errors and copying personal data into test environments without controls are poor practices that create accuracy and privacy risks.
Domain IV - Understanding how to govern AI deployment and use (8 questions)
Question 9
A government agency plans to use a general-purpose language model inside a benefits eligibility tool that decides which residents receive assistance. Which deployment risk factor should most strongly shape the governance approach?
- AThe logo and brand reputation of the model vendor, since well-known vendors generally carry lower operational risk
- BThe severity of consequences for individuals if the tool errs, since the decision affects their access to assistance
- CThe number of training tokens used during the model's pretraining, which determines how accurate its outputs will be
- DThe programming language used by the front-end team, which determines how easily the interface can be maintained
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Correct answer: BThe impact of errors on individuals in the decision context is the key deployment risk factor, and it determines how strict oversight, testing and appeal rights must be. Vendor brand, pretraining volume and front-end language do not measure the harm a wrong decision would cause.
Question 10
A public health body holds sensitive case files and must keep all processing within its own controlled infrastructure because of data residency rules. Which deployment option best fits these constraints?
- AA public multi-tenant cloud API that processes requests on shared infrastructure operated by the model provider for many customers
- BAn unmanaged browser extension that sends each prompt to a third-party website for processing and storage
- CA consumer mobile application that caches the model on personal devices and syncs results to the vendor's servers
- DOn-premises or private-environment hosting where the organization controls the infrastructure and the data stays inside its boundary
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Correct answer: DOn-premises or private hosting keeps data and processing inside the organization's controlled environment, which is what residency rules require. The other options send data to shared or third-party infrastructure, which conflicts with the stated constraint.
Question 11
An organization is negotiating a contract for a third-party AI service. Its main concern is that the vendor might use prompts and outputs containing the organization's confidential information to train the vendor's general models. Which contract term best addresses this risk?
- AA requirement that the vendor publish its marketing materials and case studies on its website every quarter
- BAn explicit restriction that prohibits the vendor from using customer data to train its general models without written permission
- CA clause limiting the vendor's total liability to the fees paid in the preceding month of service
- DAn automatic renewal provision that extends the agreement unless the organization cancels within a set notice period
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Correct answer: BAn explicit data use restriction, paired with clear terms about retention and training, directly controls whether customer data can feed the vendor's models. The liability cap, marketing duty and renewal term matter for other reasons but do not govern how the vendor may use the data.
Question 12
A company plans to fine-tune an openly released model and deploy the result in a paid commercial product. Which licensing consideration matters most before the project starts?
- AThe model's ranking on public leaderboards, since higher-ranked models usually come with more permissive license terms
- BThe number of parameters in the model, since the license terms apply only to models above a fixed size threshold
- CWhether the model license permits the intended commercial use and what restrictions apply to redistribution
- DWhether the model developer's support team responds within one business day to questions about the model's behaviour
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Correct answer: COpen-weight models come with licenses that can limit commercial use, derivative works or redistribution, and these terms must be checked for the intended use. Parameter count, leaderboard rank and support responsiveness do not determine whether the license allows the product to be sold.
Question 13
A deployed chatbot gives a user dangerous medical guidance that the user acts on. What should the incident management process do first?
- AContain the harm by restricting the affected behaviour, notify the accountable owner, and preserve records for investigation
- BWait for the next quarterly governance review so that the issue can be analyzed alongside other items on the agenda
- CDelete all conversation logs and prompts immediately so that user privacy is protected before anyone reviews the case
- DRetrain the model overnight on new data, skipping testing, so that the faulty behaviour is fixed before the next morning
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Correct answer: AIncident response starts with containing the harm, alerting the accountable owner and preserving evidence so the cause can be investigated. Waiting for a quarterly review, deleting logs and retraining without testing each delay containment or destroy evidence.
Question 14
A team is retiring an AI system that made decisions about customers for several years. Which governance activity is most important during decommissioning?
- ADeleting all documentation so that old decision logic cannot be used against the organization in future disputes
- BReassigning the training data to unrelated projects immediately, since the data has already been paid for and cleaned
- CArchiving records of the system's purpose, versions and decisions and handling personal data under the retention policy
- DKeeping the model endpoint running indefinitely in case a future team wants to reuse the system without reviewing it
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Correct answer: CDecommissioning should preserve the records needed to answer questions about past decisions and dispose of personal data in line with retention rules. Deleting documentation, reusing data without review and leaving an endpoint live all create accountability, privacy or security gaps.
Question 15
Which TWO conditions would justify retraining or formally reassessing a deployed model? (Choose two.)
- AMaterial drift between production input data or outcomes and the baseline the model was built and validated on
- BExpansion of the model's use to a population that the training data did not represent adequately
- CA vendor releasing a new marketing brochure that describes the model's benefits in more favourable terms
- DA routine code formatting review that changes indentation and naming style but leaves model behaviour unchanged
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Correct answer: A, BDrift and expansion to under-represented populations change the conditions under which the model was validated, so retraining or reassessment is warranted. A marketing brochure and a formatting-only review do not change model behaviour or the evidence supporting it.
Question 16
A team repurposes a model that was trained and validated on English-language product reviews so that it triages symptoms described by patients at a rural clinic. Which governance concern is most important?
- AThe model's file format may not be compatible with the clinic's existing electronic health record software
- BThe team has not yet chosen a visual theme for the triage interface, which may confuse nurses during busy shifts
- CIts validated performance does not transfer to the new context, so a fresh risk assessment and validation are needed
- DThe model's training corpus is larger than the clinic's storage budget, which may slow nightly data synchronization
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Correct answer: CA model validated on one task and population cannot be assumed to perform safely in a different clinical context, so the use case needs a new risk assessment and validation. File format, interface theme and storage size are practical issues, but they do not address whether the triage output is reliable.
Domain II - Understanding how laws, standards and frameworks apply to AI (7 questions)
Question 17
A company collected customer support transcripts to resolve tickets. It now wants to reuse them to train a new AI model for marketing analytics. Which data protection principle is most directly engaged?
- AData minimization, which requires limiting the amount of personal data collected to what is needed for the purpose
- BPurpose limitation, which requires that later uses be compatible with the purposes for which the data was originally collected
- CStorage limitation, which requires that personal data be kept no longer than necessary for the stated purposes
- DAccuracy, which requires that personal data be kept accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date so that decisions rely on correct information
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Correct answer: BReusing data for a new purpose such as model training requires a compatibility assessment or a new lawful basis under purpose limitation. Minimization, storage limitation and accuracy are real principles, but none of them governs whether a new purpose is permitted.
Question 18
A health app plans to use sensor data from its users to train an AI feature. Its product lead argues that because users accepted the terms of service, the company already has a lawful basis for this training. What is the most accurate response?
- AAccepting terms of service is a valid lawful basis for any new use, so the product lead's reasoning is sound and the project can proceed
- BConsent is only needed for marketing emails, so training data from sensors never requires a lawful basis or any further safeguards
- CTerms acceptance is not a valid lawful basis, and health data needs an additional condition, so the basis must be assessed separately
- DThe lawful basis depends only on whether the sensor data has been anonymized, so no other legal analysis is required
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Correct answer: CUnder GDPR, a lawful basis must be established for each purpose, and consent bundled into terms is usually not freely given or specific. Health data is special category data that needs an additional condition, and pseudonymized data remains personal data, so anonymization alone does not settle the analysis.
Question 19
Under the risk-based structure of the EU AI Act, which category covers practices that are prohibited because they present an unacceptable level of risk?
- AUnacceptable risk, where the listed practices are banned from the EU market rather than merely regulated
- BLimited risk, which mainly requires that users are told they are interacting with an AI system or viewing AI-generated content
- CHigh risk, which permits placing on the market only after a conformity assessment and ongoing obligations are met
- DMinimal risk, where providers may adopt voluntary codes of conduct and no mandatory obligations usually apply
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Correct answer: AThe Act bans a defined list of practices, such as certain manipulative techniques and certain social scoring practices, because the risk is considered unacceptable. The other tiers are regulated rather than banned: high risk requires conformity assessment, limited risk requires transparency, and minimal risk is largely unregulated.
Question 20
A software vendor sells a tool that analyses and filters job applications for a recruiting team, but a human recruiter always makes the final hiring decision. Under the EU AI Act, which classification is most likely to apply?
- AMinimal risk, because the tool does not make the final hiring decision and therefore has little effect on individuals
- BProhibited, because any AI system that processes personal data about job applicants is banned under the Act
- CHigh risk, because AI used to filter and evaluate candidates in employment is a listed high-risk use case
- DLimited risk, so the only obligation is to notify applicants that a recruiting algorithm is in use
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Correct answer: CEmployment uses, including systems that filter applications or evaluate candidates, appear in the Act's high-risk list even when a human makes the final call. Processing personal data does not by itself make a system prohibited, and notice alone understates the conformity and oversight duties that apply to high-risk systems.
Question 21
An organization wants a certifiable management system framework that sets out how it establishes, maintains and continually improves responsible AI management across its activities. Which standard is designed for this purpose?
- AISO/IEC 22989, which establishes the artificial intelligence concepts and terminology used across other standards
- BISO/IEC 27001, which specifies requirements for an information security management system
- CISO/IEC 23894, which provides guidance on managing risks specific to artificial intelligence
- DISO/IEC 42001, which specifies requirements for an artificial intelligence management system
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Correct answer: DISO/IEC 42001 specifies requirements for an AI management system and can be certified by an accredited body. ISO/IEC 22989 defines terminology, ISO/IEC 23894 gives risk management guidance rather than certifiable requirements, and ISO/IEC 27001 covers information security.
Question 22
A chief risk officer wants a voluntary framework that organizes AI risk work into a small set of core functions that run across the whole life cycle. Which set of functions does the NIST AI Risk Management Framework use?
- AIdentify, protect, detect, respond and recover, borrowed from the cybersecurity framework built for critical infrastructure
- BGovern, map, measure and manage, applied across the AI life cycle to address risks to people and organizations
- CPlan, do, check and act, as used in continuous improvement cycles for quality management systems
- DDesign, build, test, deploy and retire, following the stages of a conventional software development life cycle
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Correct answer: BThe NIST AI RMF 1.0 is built on four functions: Govern, Map, Measure and Manage. Identify through recover belongs to the NIST cybersecurity framework, and the other two sets are general life cycle or quality models that the AI RMF does not use.
Question 23
Which TWO statements about the OECD AI Principles are accurate? (Choose two.)
- AThey are legally binding treaty obligations that courts in adhering countries can enforce directly against AI developers
- BThey include value-based principles covering transparency and explainability, robustness, security and safety, and accountability
- CThey replace the need for national AI legislation in countries that choose to adopt them as their policy framework
- DThey are non-binding recommendations that adhering governments commit to promote and implement in their own policies
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Correct answer: B, DThe OECD AI Principles are non-binding recommendations that adherents commit to promote, and they include value-based principles such as transparency and explainability. Calling them binding treaty obligations or saying they replace national law misstates their legal status and scope.
Domain I - Understanding the foundations of AI governance (7 questions)
Question 24
Which statement best distinguishes machine learning from a rule-based expert system?
- AMachine learning systems are always more transparent than rule-based systems because their decision logic is written in plain language
- BRule-based systems learn continuously from production data, whereas machine learning systems must be reprogrammed by hand for each update
- CRule-based systems cannot be used for decisions that affect individuals, whereas machine learning systems can be used for those decisions
- DMachine learning systems derive patterns from data to produce outputs, while rule-based systems follow logic that people have written explicitly
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Correct answer: DMachine learning infers patterns from training data, while rule-based systems apply if-then logic that developers encode directly. The other options are wrong: learned models are often harder to interpret than explicit rules, rule-based systems are routinely used for individual decisions, and the description of learning and reprogramming is reversed.
Question 25
A retail company deploys a generative AI chatbot for customer service. A board member asks why the program needs governance when the vendor says the model was thoroughly tested. What is the best response?
- AThe vendor's testing is sufficient, so the company's only role is to pay the subscription fee and review invoices each month
- BGovernance matters mainly to satisfy auditors, since a tested model carries no meaningful risk once it is delivered to the company
- CVendor tests do not show how the model performs on this company's customers, data and channels, so the company must own risk assessment, controls and monitoring of its use
- DGovernance applies only to models the company trains itself, so a vendor-hosted chatbot falls outside the program's scope entirely
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Correct answer: CThe deploying organization remains responsible for risks in its own context, and generic vendor testing does not establish performance for its customers, data or channels. The other options treat vendor testing as sufficient, reduce governance to audit compliance, or wrongly exclude vendor-hosted systems from scope.
Question 26
A legal research tool produces case citations that look authentic but refer to rulings that do not exist. Which AI risk term best describes this behaviour?
- AModel drift, where the model's performance degrades gradually as the real-world data it receives in production changes over time
- BData poisoning, where training data is deliberately manipulated by an adversary so that the model learns harmful, biased or incorrect behaviour
- CMembership inference, where an attacker determines whether a particular record was part of the training data
- DHallucination, where the model generates fluent output that is presented as fact but is not grounded in reliable sources
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Correct answer: DHallucination describes confident, fluent output that is unsupported by facts or sources, which matches invented citations. Drift, membership inference and data poisoning are real risks, but none of them describes fabricated content generated during use.
Question 27
A municipality uses a scoring model to prioritize applications for housing assistance. Overall scores are accurate, but applicants from one neighbourhood are approved at much lower rates even after income is taken into account. Which responsible AI principle is most directly at stake?
- ASafety, meaning the system must avoid causing physical harm when it is used in its operating environment
- BFairness, meaning outcomes should not systematically disadvantage groups without a justified basis
- CTransparency, meaning the people affected should be told that automated scoring is used in their case
- DHuman-centricity, meaning people should keep the ability to override automated recommendations
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Correct answer: BA systematic approval gap between groups that remains after legitimate factors are considered is a fairness and nondiscrimination concern. Safety, transparency and human oversight are relevant principles, but they do not address the unequal outcome described in the scenario.
Question 28
Which activity belongs to the design stage of an AI system's life cycle rather than to post-deployment monitoring or decommissioning?
- ADefining the system's intended purpose, its intended users, and the decisions it is and is not meant to support
- BLogging the rate of model drift in production and comparing it with the training baseline each month
- CArchiving training records and documentation when the system is withdrawn from service
- DInvestigating a customer complaint about an output and documenting the root cause for the risk register
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Correct answer: AIntended purpose, users and scope are set early so that later development, testing and oversight can be measured against them. Drift tracking, archiving at retirement and complaint investigation all occur after the system is built and deployed.
Question 29
Which TWO actions most help make accountability clear across the stakeholders of an AI governance program? (Choose two.)
- AMaintaining a responsibility matrix that names an accountable owner for each AI system and each governance decision
- BLetting each product team set its own risk thresholds independently so that teams can move at their own pace
- CEstablishing a cross-functional governance committee with defined membership and documented escalation paths
- DDelegating final decisions about high-impact AI uses to the vendor's account manager during contract renewals
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Correct answer: A, CA responsibility matrix and a cross-functional committee with escalation paths make ownership and decision rights explicit. Independent thresholds produce inconsistent controls, and a vendor's account manager cannot carry the organization's own accountability for high-impact uses.
Question 30
A video platform's recommendation system keeps promoting divisive content, and surveys show that people increasingly doubt the reliability of shared news sources. Which category of harm is most directly illustrated?
- AIndividual harm, such as a single user's distress after being shown one upsetting video during a viewing session
- BSocietal harm, such as erosion of public trust in shared information that supports democratic debate
- COrganizational harm, such as a short-term dip in advertising revenue caused by poor brand adjacency
- DPhysical safety harm, such as injuries caused when users act on dangerous instructions shown in videos
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Correct answer: BErosion of trust in shared information and its effect on public deliberation is harm to society as a whole rather than to one person or one company. Individual distress, revenue loss and physical injury are real harms, but the scenario describes a diffuse effect on the broader information environment.