
Module 1 Lesson 5: Ethics and Responsible AI Use
Exploring the ethical landscape of AI, including bias, data privacy, and the impact of AI on work and society.
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Exploring the ethical landscape of AI, including bias, data privacy, and the impact of AI on work and society.

Why the human is the most important part of the AI workflow. Implementing effective review and feedback cycles.

What happens when an AI is 'too good' at its job? In our final lesson of Module 8, we explore the Alignment Problem: the struggle to ensure AI goals match human values.

How does the AI know when to say 'No'? In this lesson, we look at the invisible police force of AI—Safety Filters and Guardrails—that prevent harm while sometimes causing frustration.

LLMs don't have their own opinions, but they do reflect ours. In this lesson, we explore how bias enters the machine and why 'Neutrality' is harder than it sounds.
Stop talking about ethics and start building with safety. Learn the practical engineering guardrails, audit trails, and logging strategies for responsible AI.

Words matter. Learn the critical differences between protecting against hackers (Security), preventing user harm (Safety), and ensuring AI goals match human values (Alignment).

Fairness as a security feature. Learn how to audit AI models for bias, toxicity, and unethical behavior to prevent legal and reputational damage.
Separate fact from fiction. Learn the truth about AI taking jobs, the cost of implementing AI, and the 'sentience' of modern models.
AI is a mirror of our data, including our flaws. Learn how hidden biases enter AI models and how to implement technical 'Fairness' audits in your business.
Common failure modes. Why AI makes things up and how to detect biased or incorrect outputs.
The Weight of Creation. Discussing deepfakes, copyright, and the environmental impact of large-scale AI.
Finalizing the course with a discussion on ethics and an outlook on the AI co-pilot era.
The Responsible Engineer. Navigating the legal and ethical landscape of autonomous agents.