University of Michigan
Generative AI in the Workplace: Policies, Ethics, and Risks
University of Michigan

Generative AI in the Workplace: Policies, Ethics, and Risks

Josh Pasek

Instructor: Josh Pasek

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete
3 weeks at 1 hour a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Identify ways generative AI algorithms can lead to biases in decision-making

  • Anticipate implications of a lack of algorithmic transparency for decision-making

  • Plan proactively to protect data security and user privacy

  • Consider ethics at every stage of the generative AI decision-making process

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November 2024

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This course is part of the Navigating Disruption: Generative AI in the Workplace Specialization
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There are 3 modules in this course

Welcome to the course! In this module, we will begin with an overview of this fourth and final course in the Navigating Disruption series, Generative AI in the Workplace: Policies, Ethics, and Risks. After offering some your concerns related to AI adoption on your workplace, we’ll continue to discuss the inherent risks associated with AI adoption and how industry leading organizations are working to address such risks in their models. Let’s get started!

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2 videos4 readings2 discussion prompts

In this module, we'll explore the importance of trustworthy AI and how deepfakes threaten to undermine trust in generative AI. We'll then be joined by a guest speaker who will share with us perspectives about how the professionals in law are thinking about the products of AI. We'll close this module with an examination why it is important to ensure that AI models are transparent and can be explained, both for mitigating harms that can be produced and so that users can understand how their queries are being processed.

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5 videos6 readings3 discussion prompts

In this final module, we'll summarize the key concepts and ideas we've discussed throughout the course. In our final graded assignment, you will revisit you first discussion post in which you shared some of the risks you are concerned about related to AI adoption in your workplace, and offer some perspectives on how your thinking has changed through our course conversations.

What's included

4 videos5 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

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Josh Pasek
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