AI use can create numerous legal and ethical risks, including intellectual property violations, defamation, unfair assessments, and liability for harmful outcomes. This course equips you with foundational knowledge about intellectual property protections, including patents, trade secrets, and copyrights.

You will explore how the use of AI can risk violating intellectual property and what can be done to mitigate this. You'll also evaluate vendor contracts for risk-shifting clauses, analyze liability doctrines such as principal-agent relationships, and explore the liability implications of delegating tasks to autonomous AI agents. By the end of the course, you'll have developed critical skills to safeguard intellectual property assets, minimize liability exposure, and deploy AI responsibly in high-stakes environments.

You are required to have completed the following courses or have equivalent experience before taking this course:

  • Exploring the Legal Principles of AI
  • Promoting Effective and Inclusive AI
 

How It Works

Course Length
2 weeks

Effort
3 to 5 hours of study per week

Format
100% online, instructor-led
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  • Entrepreneurs
  • Anyone responsible for AI-related decision making
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