# AI Ethics for Employees (Self-Paced)

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## Overview

Artificial intelligence is changing how we work, and responsible adoption still begins with ethical awareness. This self-paced training equips you to reason through AI ethics, hold risk in check, and support trustworthy use in your own role.

Hands-on activities and real-world examples show you how to recognize ethical challenges and apply practical solutions. The focus stays on strategies teams can adopt immediately, so trust grows and alignment holds as policies keep shifting.

## What you'll learn

- Identify the ethical principles that sit at the core of responsible AI use
- Evaluate the significant risks and challenges that AI ethics presents
- Work with frameworks and practical tools that expose ethical problems in AI projects and help shrink them
- Learn which policy considerations underpin trustworthy AI adoption
- Reduce ethical risk across an AI project
- Explain which policy considerations underpin trustworthy AI adoption

## Curriculum

#### What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

- Definition and scope of AI

#### Why Ethics Matters in AI

- Impact of ethical considerations on trust and adoption

#### The Unique Role of Government Employees

- Responsibilities in ensuring trustworthy AI in government contexts

#### Core Principles of AI Ethics

- Fairness
- Transparency
- Accountability
- Privacy
- Safety
- Human Oversight

#### Government Policy Context

- OMB & NIST guidance on AI (e.g., NIST AI Risk Management Framework)
- EO 13960: Promoting the Use of Trustworthy AI in the Federal Government
- FAI/OMB/GAO roles and requirements

#### Ethical Risks and Challenges

- Examples of risks such as bias, lack of transparency, and unintended consequences

#### Practical Tools for Ethical AI

- Risk assessment checklists
- Human-in-the-loop practices
- Data governance and documentation
- Procurement and vendor questions

#### Application to Government Work

- Integrating AI ethics principles into day-to-day responsibilities

#### How to Build an AI Ethics “Action Plan”

- Steps to create an actionable framework for ethical AI in government agencies

## FAQ

### Who is the target audience for this course?

Employees are the audience here, in all roles, whether they work with AI-enabled systems or oversee them.

### Is this course open to beginners?

Yes, this course is open to beginners. Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required.

### Do you offer payment plans or student financing for this course?

This course does not qualify for payment plans or student financing. See our Payment Plan FAQ to find related programs that qualify.

### What is the cancellation and refund policy for this single course?

For this course, you are entitled to a 90% refund (your payment less the nonrefundable 10% registration fee) within 30 days of purchase if you have not accessed the course materials.

### What’s included with my tuition?

A hands-on learning experience working on projects and exercises, which is proven to boost comprehension, retention, and engagement Expert instructors who are industry professionals and experienced educators that are driven to help you succeed Expert support with answers to your questions from real instructors throughout your learning journey Top-notch curricula that have been tried and tested over many years and are consistently improved for an optimal learning experience 30-day access to class recordings to review material at your own pace A certificate of completion to verify your accomplishment

### Are there any additional fees or expenses?

There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us. However, you may need to obtain required software. We’ll help you get set up with a free trial of paid software prior to the class. Most of our coding classes utilize freely-available open-source software. For most of our design and motion graphics courses, we will help you get set up with a free trial of Adobe Creative Cloud. If you attend the course in-person, we will have a computer already set up for you with all of the required software for no additional cost.

### Do you offer any discounts for this course?

We don’t currently offer discounts as we do our best to affordably price our courses.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $675