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Foundations of Responsible AI with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
This Responsible AI course is about not just theoretical knowledge but also its practical application in real-world scenarios. It teaches the knowledge and skills needed to responsibly design,...
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This Responsible AI course is about not just theoretical knowledge but also its practical application in real-world scenarios. It teaches the knowledge and skills needed to responsibly design, develop, and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The training investigates the NIST (US National Institute of Standards and Technology) AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF), the premier AI guidelines for US-based private and public sector companies. Participants gain practical experience applying the AI RMF to real-world scenarios through interactive discussions, case studies, and hands-on exercises.
Skills Gained
- Understand potential harms posed by AI systems
- Describe the challenges of AI Risk Management
- Learn the Lifecycle and Key Dimensions of AI systems
- Discover the 7 characteristics of Trustworthy and Responsible AI
- Explore NIST AI Risk Management Framework’s four functions: Govern, Map, Measure, & Manage
- Apply the NIST AI RMF to tailored real-world case studies
- Develop strategies to avoid, reduce, transfer, diversify, and mitigate AI risk
- Explore potential legislation and the future of Responsible AI
Prerequisites
No prior experience is required.
Course Details
Introduction to Risk Management
- What is Risk?
- What is Risk Management?
- Why a Risk Management Framework?
- The NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Frame, Assess, Respond, Monitor
- Risk Management Roles
- Prepare
- Categorize
- Select
- Implement
- Assess
- Authorize
- Monitor
- Legacy of the NIST RMF
- Case Study: Risky Business
Introduction to AI and Its Societal Impact
- What is Artificial Intelligence?
- Defining terms
- Brief history and overview of AI technologies
- Understanding AI’s Potential Benefits
- Understanding AI’s Potential Harms
- The Need for Responsible AI
- Introduction to AI Systems
- The AI System Lifecycle
- Common AI Actors
- Assigning activities to AI lifecycle phases
Understanding AI Risks and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- What is AI Risk?
- AI Risks vs. Traditional Software Risks
- Challenges in AI Risk Management
- Introduction to the NIST AI RMF
- Attributes of the NIST AI RMF
- Alternatives to the NIST AI RMF
- Core Functions: Govern, map, measure, manage
- Is it an AI risk?
Understanding Trustworthy AI with Case Studies
- Safe
- Secure & Resilient
- Explainable & Interpretable
- Privacy-Enhanced
- Fair
- Accountable & Transparent
- Valid & Reliable
- Issue Spotting: Violations of Trustworthy AI
Govern
- Policies, processes, procedures, and practices
- Accountability structures
- Diverse Input
- Culture & Communication
- Engagement Processes
- Policies and Procedures
- Contingency Plans
- Issue Spotting: Governance Structures
Map
- AI in Context: Application
- AI in Context: Actors
- AI in Context: Aspirations
- Risk Assessment Process
- Categorization of AI
- AI Limitations and oversight
- Cost—Benefit Analysis
- AI System Scoping
- AI Operator Training
- Lab – Finding Risks in Sample Applications
Measure
- Fit-for-Purpose
- Testing procedures
- Acceptable limits
- Categories of metrics
- Data lineage
- Documenting errors
- Evaluating TEVV processes
- Perverse incentives
- Independent testing & red teaming
- Production monitoring & safety statistics
- Chaos Engineering
- Labeling hazards
- Fairness and bias—in all forms
- Environmental impacts
- Comparison tests
- Emergent risks
- Frontier risks
- Measuring the metrics
- Feedback loops
- Gas station bathrooms & effective communication
- Risk Report Design
Manage
- Go / No Go – When to develop and use AI
- AI Risk Prioritization
- Mitigation
- Transfer
- Avoidance
- Acceptance
- Insurance
- Sustaining value
- Emergency Stop
- Supply-chain Risks
- Pre-trained models
- Sunset clauses
- Continual improvement
- Incident response
- Transfer/Avoid/Mitigate/Accept
AI RMF: Generative AI Profile
- CBRN Information
- Hallucinations
- Dangerous output
- Data privacy
- Environmental impact
- Human-AI Configuration
- Information Integrity
- Cybersecurity
- Intellectual Property / Controlled Information
- Abusive Content
- Toxicity, Bias, and Homogenization
- Supply Chain
- Evaluating GenAI Risk
Capstone
- End-to-End AI Risk Management Case Study
Schedule
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Reviews
Great instructor, clear and concise course. Labs were easy to follow and worked perfectly.
Simply great training provider that I can go for updating/acquiring my skill sets.
It was very informative and covered all the required materials along with handson labs for practice.
Exit certified was great as it is very in depth and hands on learning which made it very easy to learn this type of work.
Course was great and the instructor had an answer for anything that was asked during the course.
