AI Ethics & Board Oversight Certification
Learn how to govern AI ethics responsibly in Diligent Institute’s AI Ethics & Board Oversight Certification.
EnrollAbout the program
Making sound, ethical decisions on artificial intelligence (AI) for your organization is imperative. With AI transforming organizations across industries and geographies, now is the time to put in place effective risk management strategies and realize the potential opportunities AI presents.
The Diligent Institute AI Ethics & Board Oversight Certification empowers board members and executives like you to navigate the complex landscape of ethics and compliance surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) with confidence and integrity.
Experience four courses developed in partnership with The Volkov Law Group and other industry experts exploring AI in the context of ethics and compliance to help you lead your organization into an era where ethics and technology meet seamlessly. Discover a wealth of AI ethics oversight resources to enhance your knowledge and drive AI responsible AI practices within your organization. The program is expected to take approximately 15 hours.
Benefits of enrolling
Take advantage of a self-paced eLearning curriculum, allowing you to upskill around your day job at your own pace to close the skills gap in a mission-critical area.
Virtual roundtables
Join monthly virtual roundtables with expert speakers from across our certification programs.
Online networking
Participate in virtual discussions within the eLearning platform to share learnings.
Practical application
Gain actionable insights and strategies that you can implement immediately, enriching your board’s decision-making process.
Unparalleled expertise
Our curriculum is designed by leading AI ethics and governance experts, ensuring you receive the most up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge in the field.
Get ahead
Stay informed about the latest AI trends, regulations, and ethical considerations, positioning your organization as an ethical AI pioneer.
Flexible learning
Access our materials anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace, accommodating even the busiest of schedules.
Learning objectives
Discover what you will learn from this program.
- Identify the core components of a strong ethics and compliance program, including the board’s oversight role
- Understand the basics of artificial intelligence and ethics in business settings
- Know more about the evolving global regulatory landscape surrounding AI
- Consider different AI ethical frameworks, governance and oversight models and how they might apply in your own context
- Ensure your organization is prepared to take a team approach for AI ethics and oversight across the board and executive team
Speakers
Learn from ethics, compliance, regulatory and legal experts from Volkov Law; AI experts across industries; ethics and compliance practitioners; and other AI ethics thought leaders.
Course details
The program includes four courses exploring AI ethics and board oversight. Each includes videos, readings, exercises, case studies, quizzes and thought experiments.
This course provides a high-level overview of the board’s role in ethics and compliance and explores how ethics and risk management frameworks can be applied to business-related scenarios. Learners will also review the key components of an effective ethics and compliance program and look at real-world examples to bring core concepts to life.
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain how ethics is linked to the board’s oversight and fiduciary responsibilities
- Understand ethical, compliance and risk management frameworks and how they can be applied to business
- Identify key areas of compliance for organizations, highlighting the differences between corporate and regulatory compliance
- Recognize the key components of an effective ethics and compliance program
This course introduces artificial intelligence (AI) by defining generative AI, machine intelligence and related technologies and practice areas. Participants explore the history and context of AI, how it is currently being deployed in business applications and the associated opportunities and risks. This course provides helpful case studies to illustrate these concepts.
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand what generative AI and machine intelligence are and some of AI’s applications in today’s business landscape
- Identify the key opportunities AI presents, such as powering data-driven decisions and building operational efficiencies
- Recognize the key risks that AI brings, such the potential to introduce or increase bias and erode stakeholders’ trust
- Review case studies providing industry-specific AI risks and opportunities
This course ties together the basic concepts about ethics and AI technologies in the context of emerging regulation, compliance and risk management frameworks. After providing a snapshot of the current legal and regulatory landscape, participants will consider sample AI ethical dilemmas and explore how AI risk can be overseen through existing risk management frameworks.
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the key regulations in North America, the UK, EU and Australia that currently apply to AI, and better understand where the regulatory landscape might be headed
- Understand the evolution of AI as an ethical consideration across industries and regions of the world
- Define corporate ethics and compliance in the context of AI, including how and why AI should be a core ethics and compliance program consideration
- Review the application of risk management frameworks applied to AI
- Gain some lessons learned about ethics and compliance from case studies of real-world applications of AI
This course provides models for the governance and oversight of AI ethics. The course begins by providing examples of board and committee oversight of AI, ethics and innovation, including a review of reporting and other mechanisms to promote transparency. Then, the course dives into how to build a strong relationship between the board and senior management, exploring the roles of CEO, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officers, Chief Technology Officers, CIOs and other members of the executive team to promote ethical AI development and implementation.
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify governance and oversight models for ethical AI development and implementation
- Better understand how to promote a strong strategic partnership between the board and executive team around AI ethics
- Learn from a set of case studies and expert interviews on how strong ethics and compliance programs should work in the context of AI
Graduation
Share your AI Ethics & Board Oversight Certification upon graduation.
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Prestigious certification
Upon successful completion, receive a Diligent Institute AI Ethics & Board Oversight certificate to elevate your professional profile.
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Continuing professional education accreditation details
The Diligent Institute AI Ethics & Board Oversight Certification is a unique e-learning program that teaches AI ethics literacy for corporate directors to effectively govern significant enterprise wide AI ethics related risks and have meaningful conversations with management.
CEU Institute is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website.
- Participants will learn AI ethics literacy to effectively govern significant AI ethics risks and have meaningful conversations with management
- CPE credit hour: 9.0
- CLE credit hour: 4.5
- Field of study: Specialized Knowledge
- Prerequisites: None
- Program level: Intermediate
- Delivery method: QAS self-study
- Refund/cancellation policy: Provide written notice to Diligent at certifications@diligent.com. If notice of cancellation in accordance with this section is received before access to the Diligent Institute Certification is granted, program fees will be refunded to you. You can view our cancellation and refund policy here.
- Complaint resolution policy: Provide written details to Diligent at certifications@diligent.com.
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Pricing
Diligent Institute is delighted to offer discounted pricing for groups of five or more. In addition, we offer bespoke training for boards and management teams. Contact us to share your requirements and learn more about the discounted certification packages available.
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