AI literacy test for employees
This AI literacy test asks fifteen questions on what everyone who uses AI at work should know: how it works, how to ask, how to check what it says, what data to keep out of it, and what it costs. Each answer is explained as soon as you pick it; at the end you get a score by area and a result sheet to print. It takes about five minutes and runs in your browser.
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How to take the AI literacy test
- Answer each question: the right answer and why appear at once, so the test teaches as it goes.
- Once all 15 are answered, read your score and the area to work on first.
- Add your name and team, then print the result or save it as PDF.
- To compare a team, have each person take the test and collect the sheets.
How it works (no AI model is called)
The test is a fixed set of questions with fixed answers, scored in your browser. Nothing you pick is sent anywhere, and no AI model is involved. The five areas, three questions each:
| Area | What it covers |
|---|---|
| How AI works | Tokens, what a conversation remembers, why answers vary |
| Asking well | A precise request, the four parts of a request, a useful follow-up |
| Checking the output | Made-up sources, reviewing before sending, summaries of long documents |
| Data and safety | What may go into a tool, prompt injection, who is responsible |
| Cost and agents | Why an agent's request costs so many tokens, vague requests, choosing a model |
The figures in the questions come from our own measurements: an agent re-reading about 20,700 tokens of instructions at every step, a vague request taking 113,000 tokens against 49,000 for a precise one, and a larger model costing about 12 to 14 times as much for the same small change.
What the result means
The score is a snapshot of awareness, not of skill: knowing that an AI can invent a source is not the same as checking one every time. Use it to see where a person or a team stands and where to start. The area to work on first is the one with the fewest right answers.
The sheet is a self-assessment, not a certificate. Collected for a team, the sheets can be part of the record of measures an organisation keeps for its staff's AI literacy; our AI literacy checklist lists the others.
FAQ
Is the test free?
Yes, with no account. It runs entirely in your browser.
Are my answers stored or sent?
No. They stay on the page while you take the test and are gone when you leave it. No AI model is called.
How long does it take?
About five minutes for the 15 questions, a little more if you read every explanation, which is the point.
Can I use it for my team?
Yes. Share this page, have each person print or save their result, and collect the sheets. Each sheet gives the score by area, so you can see which area the team should work on first.
Is the result a certificate?
No. It is a self-assessment of awareness, scored by fixed answers. It does not certify skills or compliance.
What comes after the test?
Practice. Awareness becomes skill by working on real tasks with a real agent and seeing what each request costs. That is what Tokenacademy's sessions do. Book a demo.
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