An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

Overview

An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace from The Open University UK critically examines the historical, ethical and social issues around the use of AI technology in business and society. This is now must-have knowledge and expertise. 

You’ll hear from a range of voices on how to address these issues from activists and experts to technology corporations, NGOs and government.  

Your study materials will include audio, video and text, and you’ll have access to a dedicated website, forum and tutor support. While there is no formal assessment, quizzes in each unit will help you to test your knowledge.

After successfully completing this short course, you’ll receive a digital badge. This can be shared on social media, added to email signatures or act as a certificate.

By the end of this course, you will:

• be able to formulate your own definition of AI
• have described the major historical, social, political and economic issues in AI
• have critically evaluated primary source information on these issues
• be able to formulate your own responses to these issues, driven by fact-based critical research
• be able to identify key features of risks in AI projects
• be able to use these key features to flag risks in a project involving a variety of types of data.