Oxford AI Ethics, Regulation and Compliance Programme
Develop strategies for responsible AI deployment
- Start dates: 30 April 2025, 25 June 2025
- Duration: 4 weeks (1 week orientation, 3 weeks of modules)
- Location: Online
- Cost: £1,500
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a transformative force across industries. Its ability to process vast amounts of data, recognise patterns and make rapid decisions has led to incredible efficiencies in areas such as healthcare, finance and manufacturing.
However, generative AI introduces significant reputational, legal and regulatory risks. Global regulators are developing frameworks to protect fundamental rights like privacy and non-discrimination while fostering innovation.
This cutting-edge programme delves into AI ethics, regulation and compliance, focusing on generative AI. You will be equipped with tools and frameworks to operate safe and ethical AI systems as you explore ethical and legal challenges while analysing real-world case studies.
AI's potential is universal, undisputed and affects all professions, impacting privacy, non-discrimination, inclusion and IP rights. This course uniquely blends ethics with regulations, providing practical knowledge and tools to meet new EU mandates.
What you’ll learn
By the end of the programme, you will be able to:
- Unpack the complex information of the AI Act and other global AI regulations
- Provide practical guidance on how to innovate safely by creating trustworthy AI systems
- Be able to determine the specific compliance mandate for a given AI system
- Create awareness of AI failure modes and how to avoid them
- Be able to conduct a full audit of an AI system
Class profile
Professionals with these roles and responsibilities will find it particularly relevant:
- Consultants who will assist organisations in developing and adopting AI
- Legal professional seeking to understand the liability and compliance risks of AI
- CIO, CTOs, CISOs and risk management professionals
- Policymakers who need to understand the challenges and implications of regulating AI
- Entrepreneurs and investors in AI
- Those who need to be well-informed about AI regulations in the EU and beyond in order to avoid non-compliance
Pre-requisites
For participants to benefit fully from the programme, it is assumed that participants have good working knowledge of AI and its methods and are familiar with concepts such as:
- supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning
- neural networks, deep learning and generative models
- the machine learning workflow, including training and validation
- algorithmic bias and explainability in the context of automated decisions
If you have attended the Oxford Executive Diploma for AI in Business or the Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme then you will have the right level of knowledge. If you feel you need to strengthen your knowledge of AI, the Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme will give you the foundational knowledge to maximise your learnings on this programme.
Further information
Read more about how the programme is delivered, answers to common questions and the programme’s terms and conditions.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact us at OnlineExecEd@sbs.ox.ac.uk
Outline
The orientation module will prepare you for the rest of the programme and will:
- familiarise you with the online campus
- provide you with an overview of the programme handbook
- introduce you to the programme team
- cover some introductory course material including pre-reading materials, basic definitions and a glossary
This will stand you in good stead as you embark on the rest of your programme.
Module 1: Navigating AI failures
Unit 1 – AI failure
- Power and perils of AI
- Key failure modes of AI
- Risks
- Fundamental rights infringements
Unit 2 – Ethics and AI
- What is ethics?
- Ethics and AI
Unit 3 – AI governance
- Starting with ethics
- The practicalities of setting up AI governance
Module 2: Global regulation of AI
Unit 1 – The emerging global AI regulatory landscape
- European Union
- North America and Latin America
- Selected EMEA countries
- Selected APAC countries
- International organisations and AI regulation
- The convergence debate
Unit 2 – The EU AI Act in focus
- Risk levels of an AI system
- Promoting AI literacy
- Data quality assurance
- Oversight, transparency, and monitoring mandates
Unit 3 – The EU AI Act in context
- EU technology regulation landscape
- EU technology regulation in focus
Module 3: Auditing AI systems
Unit 1 – Scope of compliance mandate
- The checklist for safe AI
- High-risk AI systems
Unit 2 – Fairness and robustness
- Fairness metrics
- Robustness metrics
Unit 3 – Conformity assessment
- oxethica platform onboarding
- Conducting a conformity assessment
- AI in recruitment
Industry expert contributors
In each module, you will access the latest thinking and real-world application from global experts in AI.
- Uthman Ali - Global Responsible AI Officer, BP
- Silke Engel - Director of Legal, Legal Operations and Technology, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
- Roberta Barone - Data Ethics project manager, StepStone and AI Ethics and Governance co-lead, Responsible Innovators
- Enrico Panai - President, the Association of AI Ethicists
- Luciano Floridi - Founding Director of the Digital Ethics Center and Professor in the Practice, Yale
Benefits
Your certificate
On successful completion of this programme you will be awarded an official digital certificate of attendance in your legal name from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course orientation module.
Elumni
Participants who complete an Oxford Saïd Executive Education online programme are automatically part of the Oxford Saïd Business School elumni community.
The Elumni Community
Our thriving community comprises more than 37,000 ambitious professionals hailing from 177 countries and representing diverse sectors like finance, law, marketing, healthcare, and energy. A significant number of these individuals proceed to undertake additional online or on-campus programmes, including short courses, executive diplomas, or MBAs.
Oxford Saïd Elumni Network
The Oxford Saїd Elumni Network is a virtual hub specially crafted for elumni. Acknowledging that the journey of professional growth doesn't cease with programme completion; the platform is devised to motivate, encourage, and provide support to elumni as they pursue their career ambitions. It offers elumni an avenue to engage with Saïd Business School faculty, gaining access to expert opinions, research insights, and thought leadership. Furthermore, the network facilitates purposeful global networking, enabling collaborative endeavours for sharing ideas, expertise, and tackling challenges collectively.
You will also gain access to the official Oxford Executive Education Elumni group on LinkedIn.