CertNexus Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist Professional Certificate

Organizations and governments are seeking out ethics professionals to minimize risk and guide their decision-making about the design of inclusive, responsible, and trusted technology. An algorithm not designed and assessed in alignment with ethical standards can create further inequity across race, gender and marginalized populations. The reputational and financial impact of an ethics violation can devastate a company. Knowledgeable ethics leaders are needed who can navigate through the more than 160 frameworks and guidelines to select and implement the best strategy to promote fairness and minimize risk for their organization. This specialization is designed for learners who want to create and lead initiatives that prioritize ethical integrity within emerging data-driven technology fields such as artificial intelligence and data science and will be prepared to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
What You Will Learn:

• Apply ethical principles, frameworks, regulations, and standards utilized in data-driven technologies and analyze the challenges that may compromise their implementation.
• Detect and mitigate ethical risks in the design, development, and deployment of data-driven technologies.
• Communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders about ethical safeguards, ethical risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Create, implement, and evaluate the organizational policies and governance structure required for ethical data-driven technologies.