Foundations of AI for Non-Technical Professionals
About Course
Foundations of AI for Non-Technical Professionals is a rigorous but accessible AI programme for the compliance, legal, risk, audit, and general management professionals who need to understand AI well enough to work with it — without becoming AI engineers themselves. Deliberately no maths, no code, and no equations, but no dumbing down either. The goal: enough understanding to ask good questions, read reports critically, and hold substantive conversations with AI teams.
By the end you will understand what AI is and what it is not; the main techniques and how they differ; the strengths and weaknesses of the main families; the specific vulnerabilities of AI systems; and the vocabulary you need to engage with AI teams as an equal.
Structure
- 6 modules, each accessible to non-technical readers
- 24 CPD hours across 5-6 weeks
- One summative assessment — a technical brief for a non-technical audience, testing your ability to translate
Course Content
Module 1. What AI is (and is not)
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Lesson 1.1: Cutting through the definitions
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Module 1 Check
Module 2. Machine learning — the workhorse
Module 3. Deep learning and foundation models
Module 4. Generative AI in professional context
Module 5. Where AI goes wrong — the failure modes
Module 6. Talking to AI teams
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