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Professional Certificate · Master's level · CPP-41
Legal Assessment of Artificial Intelligence Systems
For: Lawyers, compliance officers, information systems managers and public or private decision-makers who procure or deploy artificial intelligence systems.
Learning outcomes
- Identify the existing texts applicable to an artificial intelligence system.
- Carry out a legal assessment of an algorithmic decision-support system.
- Recommend governance measures proportionate to the risks identified.
Programme over 4 weeks
| Week | Content |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Ethical frameworks: UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (23 November 2021); African Union continental strategy; Senegal's national strategy and roadmap. |
| Week 2 | Existing texts: data protection (loi n°2008-12, Personal Data Protection Act), intellectual property, contractual and non-contractual liability, non-discrimination. |
| Week 3 | Legal assessment of a decision-support system: purpose, data, bias, explainability, human oversight, means of redress for the people concerned. |
| Week 4 | Professional simulation: written legal assessment of a fictitious algorithmic system, concluding with governance measures proportionate to the risks. |
Assessment
Marked professional simulation, assessed against a rubric (70%): written legal assessment of a fictitious algorithmic system; online knowledge-check quiz (30%).
The certificate is awarded with a mark of at least 10 out of 20.
Optional: Governance Framework and Reporting to Management
An additional 1-credit module over 2 weeks (CPP-41C), awarded as a separate certificate; together with this certificate, it makes up the full course component of the original programme.
- ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard (artificial intelligence management system), used as a reference framework and not as a legal obligation.
- Oral presentation of recommendations to a simulated management team.
At your own pace: the self-paced pathway
In a class, this certificate takes 4 weeks, on the cohort's dates. On the self-paced pathway, you start whenever you like, online, and progress at your own pace. The price is the same.
Estimate how long my pathway will take
- Duration
- about 4 weeks
- Estimated end
- 4 weeks after you start
- Examination
- Online, subject to available slots, no earlier than 4 weeks after you start
- Payment
- In a single payment
An indicative estimate, for a start today and 40 hours of work. You can change your pace along the way; the pathway must be completed within 12 weeks (about 3 months) of your start. Your e-Campus access opens with your first payment.
Admission
Legal training or experience in compliance or information systems, assessed on application. Admission based on application; detailed requirements set by the school.
The credits you earn are recognised without further assessment if you later join the programme they come from, Professional Master's degree in Digital Law, within a period set by the certificate regulations.