AI Fluency – Legal and Ethical Concerns
Course Description:
As AI is increasingly integrated into business operations, new and complex issues in intellectual property law must be understood. This Bigger Brains course prepares business professionals to work through these issues. You’ll learn to define and apply key concepts such as intellectual property, liability, and regulatory compliance to both AI inputs and outputs.
You’ll also learn how to evaluate AI tools for legal risks, address bias and confidentiality issues, and explore real-world examples of companies that have succeeded—or failed—in implementing responsible AI policies. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped with practical steps and actionable policies to help your organization reduce legal exposure and uphold ethical standards in AI use.
Why “AI Fluency – Legal and Ethical Concerns” Matters:
• Define the uses of AI in business
• Define intellectual property
• Discuss the relevance of IP to both the input and the output of AI work
• Discuss how fair use policies and patents are affected by AI
• Discuss liability and legal accountability associated with the use of AI tools
• List key legal considerations when considering an AI tool
• Identify regulatory frameworks that can affect implementation
• Discuss potential bias issues that can arise with AI tools
• Identify confidentiality issues surrounding AI tools
• List ethical issues inherent in AI usage
• Identify companies who have both succeeded and failed in implementing good AI policies
• List actionable policies companies can implement to reduce their legal and ethical risk
