EU AI Act Essentials – Fundamentals, Roles, Risk Categories and Obligations for Organizations

Description

• Course ID:
  • IC-805-E-12
• Content: This introductory course provides a structured and practical overview of the EU AI Act and its relevance to organizations.

  Participants will become familiar with the fundamental structure of the Regulation, the different roles and risk categories, and the obligations arising from them. Neutral case studies are used to demonstrate how AI applications can be initially classified and how relevant organizational action areas can be identified.

  The course provides a general introduction and serves as a suitable foundation for more advanced training in AI governance, risk management, auditing and regulated AI systems.
  • Key Topics:
    • Purpose, structure and scope of the EU AI Act
    • Key terminology and the distinction between AI models and AI systems
    • Roles under the EU AI Act: provider, deployer, importer, distributor and product manufacturer
    • The risk-based approach of the EU AI Act
    • Prohibited AI practices
    • High-risk AI systems and their fundamental requirements
    • Transparency obligations for certain AI systems and AI-generated content
    • Fundamental obligations of providers and deployers
    • AI literacy requirements under Article 4
    • Overview of requirements relating to risk management, data governance, documentation and human oversight
    • Importance of accuracy, robustness and cybersecurity
    • Market surveillance, responsibilities and potential penalties
    • Current applicability and implementation timeline
    • Interfaces with data protection, information security, ISO/IEC 42001 and ISO/IEC 23894
    • Initial classification of example AI applications according to role and risk category
    • Identification of organizational action areas using neutral case studies
• Prerequisites:
  • No technical or legal background is required
  • A basic understanding of digital business processes and the organizational use of AI is helpful
• Certification Requirement:
  • Without certification option
• Conduction Method:
  • Online (For on-site or in-house training, please send us a request via our contact form (Contact - intellcert). We will get in touch with you shortly thereafter.)
• Language:
  • English
• Target Audience:
  • Professionals and managers
  • Executives and decision-makers
  • Compliance, quality management and risk management professionals
  • Data protection and information security officers
  • AI governance and AI compliance professionals
  • Project managers, product managers and process owners
  • IT, data and AI professionals
  • Internal auditors
  • Employees of organizations that develop, provide or use AI systems
• Learning Objectives:

  • Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

    • explain the purpose, structure and fundamental requirements of the EU AI Act
    • distinguish between the main roles and responsibilities under the Regulation
    • understand the risk categories established by the EU AI Act
    • conduct an initial regulatory assessment of typical AI applications
    • identify the main obligations of providers and deployers
    • understand the importance of AI literacy, governance, risk management and human oversight
    • recognize relevant organizational action areas within their own area of responsibility
    • determine when further specialist assessment or more advanced training may be required
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