AI Governance for Everyone
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What you'll learn
Explain responsible AI principles, governance concepts, fairness, transparency, and accountability in AI systems.
Analyze AI bias, governance risks, hallucinations, and unsafe outputs in modern AI applications.
Evaluate fairness, explainability, and human oversight using SHAP, LIME, and auditing techniques.
Apply AI governance, auditing, and global compliance frameworks for responsible AI deployment.
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May 2026
10 assignments
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There are 4 modules in this course
This program explores how Responsible AI and AI Governance help organizations build trustworthy, transparent, and accountable AI systems. You’ll begin by understanding the modern AI landscape, governance challenges, and the core principles of responsible AI. You’ll also explore how bias can emerge in AI systems, how AI decisions impact fairness and reliability, and the foundational concepts of AI governance, accountability, and governance risk mapping.
You’ll then learn fairness, explainability, and AI risk management techniques used to evaluate and monitor machine learning systems. The program covers fairness metrics, human oversight, interpretability, transparency, and both local and global explanations. Through practical demonstrations using SHAP and LIME, you’ll analyze model predictions, interpret feature influence, and evaluate responsible AI behavior. Next, you’ll explore Responsible Generative AI and the governance challenges associated with foundation models and large language models (LLMs). You’ll examine risks such as hallucinations, misinformation, unsafe outputs, and reliability concerns, along with governance practices, safety evaluation techniques, and responsible deployment strategies for generative AI systems. Finally, you’ll examine AI governance frameworks, auditing principles, and global regulatory approaches used to manage AI risks at scale. You’ll learn about standards such as ISO 42001, AI auditing methodologies, governance risk assessment practices, and how organizations establish compliance, accountability, and effective AI oversight. By the end of this program, you will be able to: - Explain responsible AI principles, governance concepts, and modern AI governance challenges - Identify and evaluate bias, fairness risks, and human oversight requirements in AI systems - Interpret AI predictions using explainability techniques such as SHAP and LIME - Assess Generative AI and LLM risks, including hallucinations and unsafe outputs - Apply AI governance, auditing, and risk management practices using global frameworks and standards This program is designed for AI practitioners, machine learning engineers, data scientists, governance professionals, compliance teams, technology leaders, and analysts who want to build, evaluate, and govern trustworthy AI systems. A foundational understanding of machine learning concepts and Python will help maximize your learning experience. Join us to explore Responsible AI, fairness, explainability, governance, and AI risk management practices that help create transparent, trustworthy, and accountable intelligent systems.
Build a foundation in responsible AI and governance by understanding AI risks, ethical challenges, and governance principles in modern AI systems. Explore how organizations manage accountability, trust, and AI risks through practical bias analysis and governance exercises.
What's included
8 videos4 readings3 assignments
8 videos•Total 40 minutes
- Course Introduction•5 minutes
- The Modern AI Landscape and Governance Challenges•4 minutes
- Foundations of Responsible AI•6 minutes
- Hands-On: Exploring Bias and AI Decision Outcomes•6 minutes
- Hands-On: Analyzing AI Bias and Prediction Outcomes•4 minutes
- Introduction to AI Governance•5 minutes
- Roles in Responsible AI Governance•4 minutes
- Hands-On: Mapping AI Governance Risks•6 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Course Syllabus•10 minutes
- From AI Accuracy to AI Responsibility: What Organizations Must Consider•10 minutes
- The Connection Between AI Governance, Risk, and Compliance•10 minutes
- Module Summary: Foundations of Responsible AI & Governance•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 27 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Foundations of Responsible AI & Governance•15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Introduction to Responsible AI•6 minutes
- Knowledge Check: AI Governance Fundamentals•6 minutes
Explore fairness, explainability, and AI risk management by understanding bias, fairness trade-offs, human oversight, and AI decision behavior. Apply local and global explanation techniques through practical fairness and explainability exercises.
What's included
9 videos3 readings3 assignments
9 videos•Total 39 minutes
- Sources of Bias in ML Systems•3 minutes
- Fairness Metrics and Trade-Offs in AI Systems•4 minutes
- Human Oversight and Human-in-the-Loop Decision Making•4 minutes
- Hands-On: Detecting Bias and Evaluating Fairness with Fairlearn•6 minutes
- Interpretability vs. Transparency vs. Explainability•4 minutes
- Understanding Local and Global Model Explanations•4 minutes
- AI Risk Management and Responsible Model Evaluation•4 minutes
- Hands-On: Interpreting AI Predictions Using SHAP and LIME•6 minutes
- Hands-On: Local Explainability with SHAP and LIME•4 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
- The Role of Human Judgment in Responsible AI Systems•10 minutes
- The Growing Importance of Explainable AI in Modern Organizations•10 minutes
- Module Summary: Fairness, Explainability & AI Risk Management•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 27 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Fairness, Explainability & AI Risk Management•15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Bias, Fairness, and Human Oversight•6 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Explainability, Transparency & AI Risk•6 minutes
Build an understanding of responsible generative AI, governance frameworks, and AI auditing practices. Explore foundation model risks, hallucinations, unsafe AI outputs, and perform hands-on AI risk assessment and governance analysis exercises.
What's included
8 videos3 readings3 assignments
8 videos•Total 39 minutes
- Responsible Generative AI and Foundation Model Risks•4 minutes
- Hallucinations, Misinformation, and Unsafe AI Outputs•4 minutes
- Governance and Safety in Large Language Models•4 minutes
- Hands-On: LLM Hallucination and Safety Evaluation•7 minutes
- Global AI Governance - ISO 42001 and International Frameworks•6 minutes
- AI Auditing Fundamentals•3 minutes
- Hands-On: AI Governance Risk Assessment•7 minutes
- Hands-On: Dynamic AI Governance Risk Analysis•4 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
- Balancing Innovation and Risk in Generative AI Adoption•10 minutes
- The Future of AI Governance, Auditing, and Regulatory Oversight•10 minutes
- Module Summary: Responsible Generative AI, Regulation & AI Auditing•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 27 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Responsible Generative AI, Regulation & AI Auditing•15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Responsible Generative AI & LLM Governance•6 minutes
- Knowledge Check: AI Governance, Auditing & Risk Management•6 minutes
This final module focuses on evaluating responsible AI practices and their real-world application. You will demonstrate your ability to analyze AI risks, assess fairness and explainability, evaluate generative AI challenges, and apply governance and auditing concepts across different AI systems. You will also perform governance risk assessments and responsible AI evaluations using structured analysis techniques. By the end, you will be able to assess and communicate trustworthy, fair, transparent, and responsible AI practices.
What's included
1 video1 reading1 assignment
1 video•Total 3 minutes
- Course Summary•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 30 minutes
- Project Project: Designing a Responsible AI Governance Framework for Healthcare AI Systems•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- End Course Knowledge Check: AI Governance, Ethics & Responsible AI•30 minutes
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This course is designed for AI practitioners, machine learning engineers, data scientists, governance professionals, compliance teams, and technology leaders who want to build trustworthy and responsible AI systems.
The course covers Responsible AI principles, AI governance, fairness evaluation, explainability, SHAP and LIME, Generative AI risks, hallucinations, AI auditing, ISO 42001, and global AI governance frameworks.
Yes. The course includes hands-on activities focused on bias detection, fairness evaluation, explainability with SHAP and LIME, hallucination analysis, and AI governance risk assessment.
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