AI University Foundations
A module designed to enable legal professionals and non-legal professionals working in law and law-adjacent fields to get a firm grasp on the technical, legal, and ethical foundations of artificial intelligence.
On completion of this module, you will:
Have developed a high-level understanding of what ‘artificial intelligence’ actually is and an awareness of its challenges in practice.
Understand the role of public law in ensuring optimal use of algorithmic decision making (ADM) systems.
Have gained critical insights into the central positions and trends in digital ethics.
Be able to identify the challenges and opportunities of algorithmic decision making and gain the ability to assist clients through knowledge and insight.
Have had the opportunity and gained the confidence to engage with other professionals working in the field of AI.
Have exclusive access to the OLTEP alumni network.
Have earned a personal certificate from the module that highlights your understanding of the topic.
Over the course of 6 weeks, you will complete these stages:
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Module Orientation Get to know the lecturers, the aims of the module, and how to complete it successfully. |
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Unit 1: The Lawyer's AI Primer An accessible introduction to the computer science background of modern AI tailored specifically for lawyers or those with interest in legal issues relating to AI. |
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Unit 2: Public Law and Algorithmic Decision Making Examines how public law might respond, how we might need to develop existing grounds of judicial review and how we might make use of legislation to enable law to perform this crucial task. |
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Unit 3: Digital Ethics Introduces digital ethics as an academically rigorous yet profoundly practical discipline. You will understand the 'methods of ethics' and familiarise yourself with major trends. |
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Capstone Assignment Apply your newly gained knowledge and skills in a capstone assignment. Supervised by the lecturers, you will synthesise what you've learned during the previous weeks. |
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Certificate of Completion |
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The AI University Foundations module is designed to enable legal professionals and non-legal professionals working in law and law-adjacent fields to get a firm grasp on the technical, legal, and ethical foundations of artificial intelligence.
It is also suited for policymakers or those who will engage with legal issues relating to AI in their profession.
The module is suited for professionals at all levels of experience or seniority who want to develop their skills and knowledge in the field of AI. No prior technical or legal knowledge of artificial intelligence is required.
In this module, you will be taught by OLTEP Co-Founders
Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Balliol College. |
Professor of Public Law and Criminal Law at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Pembroke College. |
Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol and Researcher at the University of Oxford and St Edmund Hall. |
The module will be delivered over the course of 6 weeks.
The programme is primarily online, with elements of synchronous and asynchronous learning.
The expected time commitment is 1.5 hours on weekly basis.
No, the whole module can be completed at your own pace. Even if you won't be able to join our live sessions, you can still submit questions in advance and view the recordings later.
To make our content accessible, yet retain the highest educational standard, we set individual prices for each cohort. To learn more, join the list of applicants for the next cohort via the "Join the next cohort" button at the top of this page. If you wish to enquire about a run of the module for your group or company, please contact [email protected].
Absolutely! The module is always run for selected cohorts of participants. You will have opportunities to learn together as well as from each other. In addition, there is a dedicated online social space for you and, as an OLTEP alumni, you will get access to other professionals working in the area.
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