AI Governance and the AI Act: Managing AI Use in Your Company
AI Governance and the AI Act is an intermediate-level course of 5 lessons (about 1 h 30 min), with 15 exercises and 15 quiz questions. Prerequisites: Using Generative AI at Work. Exercises run in the browser, with nothing to install.
- Generative AI
- Intermediate
- 5 lessons
- 1 h 30 min
- 15 exercises
- Exercises run in the browser
The course in brief
This course gives managers, product teams, and AI leads the keys to governing the use of artificial intelligence. You discover the risk-based logic of the European AI regulation, the roles of provider and deployer, and the documentation and transparency expected. You learn to detect bias, write a useful internal policy, and audit a use case through to a reasoned decision. The course sticks to established principles and does not replace legal advice.
What you will be able to do
- Classify a use case according to the risk levels of the European AI regulation
- Distinguish the obligations of the provider and the deployer
- Maintain an inventory of AI systems and write a transparency notice
- Detect bias by comparing selection rates between groups
- Write an internal AI usage policy with enforceable rules
- Audit a use case and formulate a reasoned decision
Syllabus: 5 lessons
- Explain the risk-based approach of the European AI regulation
- Classify a use case into one of the risk levels
- Distinguish the roles of provider and deployer
European AI regulation (AI Act)Risk levelsProvider and deployer
- 02
Documentation and Transparency
- Identify the documents that make an AI use traceable and controllable
- Write a clear notice for the people concerned
- Organize an inventory of the organization's AI systems
- 03
Bias and Fairness
- Explain where an AI system's biases come from
- Calculate and compare a selection rate by group
- Propose prevention and control measures
- 04
Writing an Internal AI Policy
- Identify the essential sections of an AI usage policy
- Write rules that are clear, enforceable, and verifiable
- Set up lightweight governance: roles, validation, review
- 05
Auditing an AI Use Case
- Carry out the full analysis of a use case with a grid
- Identify risks and propose proportionate measures
- Formulate a reasoned decision: authorize, authorize with conditions, refuse
Final project
An Organization's AI Governance File
For a fictional organization (or your own, without confidential data), build a governance file: an inventory of at least five AI systems or uses, classification by risk level, a one- to two-page usage policy, and a full audit of a high-risk use case with a reasoned decision.
Deliverables
- An inventory of at least five uses (purpose, role, data, people concerned, risk level, owner, review)
- A one- to two-page AI usage policy with enforceable rules
- A complete eight-section audit grid for a high-risk case
- A written decision (decision, conditions, owner, review date)
Assessment criteria
- Correct risk classification, justified by the use
- Correct distinction between provider and deployer
- Concrete, verifiable policy rules
- Bias and personal data risks identified with proportionate measures
- Accuracy: no unestablished legal claims, with reference to official sources
Frequently asked questions
Does this course replace legal advice?
No. It presents the established principles of the European AI regulation and governance methods. For a specific case, rely on your legal department and your data protection officer.
Does the AI Act ban the use of ChatGPT or other assistants at work?
No. Most everyday uses fall under minimal risk or transparency obligations. The regulation bans certain specific practices and tightly regulates high-risk uses.
Do I need to have taken AI1 before this course?
Yes, AI1 lays the foundations for using generative AI (limits, verification, data) on which governance builds.
Does the course give the exact application timeline?
The regulation applies in stages and its timeline may be adjusted. The course explains the logic and invites you to check the dates currently in force on official sources.
This course, told for your job
Say what you want to be able to do: “AI Governance and the AI Act” takes its place in your path, with examples from your field. The concepts stay those of the course.