AI & Policy Governance

Course Description 

The purpose of this course is to familiarize you with some of the core concepts, actors, issues, and governance strategies that have emerged to help realize AI’s benefits and minimize potential harm. We will review current regulatory tends at the international, national, and subnational levels, discuss key debates and challenges, and help you understand how to stay continually informed and engaged.

As the course will cover public policy, governance strategies proposed by corporations, and considerations from civil society, this micro-credential should position you to stay on top of trends and advance your work regardless of which sector you are most focused on.

This is an asynchronous, self-paced course with no live instructor. The schedule is flexible and allows learners to complete coursework and assignments at their own pace and time. You will receive a completion certificate upon successfully completing the course modules with an 80% or higher grade.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Identify core concepts in the emerging AI policy domain including key actors, institutions, and governance strategies that have been proposed by or adopted in governments, firms, and civil society organizations.
• Analyze and evaluate the social and ethical dimensions of AI, focusing on issue spotting and understanding the policy implications of these issues.
• Examine current regulatory trends and policy frameworks for AI governance, including prominent debates and challenges.
• Synthesize emerging best practices, issues, and debates in AI policy and governance, while developing strategies for continual monitoring and staying informed

Course Schedule and Duration

It is recommended that you work through one module per week. The entire course is estimated to take 15 hours to complete. You should complete the modules in order. Complete one module per week.