# AI Fundamentals for Government Employees Course (Self-Paced)

Canonical URL: <https://www.graduateschool.edu/courses/ai-fundamentals-for-government-employees-course-self-paced>

## Overview

This course is designed to introduce government workers to the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This course provides foundational knowledge of AI technologies like machine learning, deep learning, and large language models, and understand how AI can be used to enhance productivity, decision-making, and problem-solving. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how AI can enhance efficiency, decision-making, and productivity while also addressing the ethical, legal, and regulatory aspects of AI use.

## What you'll learn

- Define artificial intelligence (AI) and understand its key terminology.
- Explain the architecture of AI systems, focusing on language models and neural networks.
- Engage in meaningful conversations with AI to get the output you need.
- Understand how AI can be applied in government-related tasks, such as data analysis, decision-making, and policy research.
- Evaluate the potential implications of AI technologies on privacy and data security, especially concerning sensitive government data.

## Curriculum

#### Module 1: Introduction to AI

- What is AI?
- Everyday examples of AI
- Introduction to algorithms, machine learning, neural networks, and deep learning
- How AI works
- **Activity:** Search vs. AI

#### Module 2: AI Technologies & Usage

- Introduction to language models
- What is a GPT?
- Overview of AI technologies
- What AI can do for you
- **Activity:** Ask ChatGPT a Question
- How to get useful output with better prompts

#### Module 3: Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Considerations for AI

- Model training and data privacy (PII and PHI)
- Legal implications of AI-generated content (copyright, liability, licensing)
- Ethical challenges: AI biases, transparency, and accountability
- Compliance with regulations: GDPR, CCPA, and other legal frameworks
- **Activity:** How to Disable Training

## Instructors

### Steve Pesklo — Instructor

Steve is an energetic trainer who focuses on applying technical concepts to everyday work practices. He is the founder and president of SoftLake Solutions, a company that specializes in providing data and AI applications to identify fraud for Internal Audit, Criminal Investigations, Forensic Accounting, Privacy, and Compliance.

Steve brings a large amount of experience across multiple industries and government agencies. He is an expert in implementing large data analysis projects across the world, including Inland Revenue in the UK and Argentina, New Zealand, Africa and across Europe. Previously, he was the manager of Data Architecture and Data Services for a large mortgage company. He is a frequent speaker on data analytics and project management topics and speaks fluent German. He has been teaching at the Graduate School for over 10 years.

Steve has an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas and a B.S. in Computer Science from California Lutheran University and the Universität Salzburg in Austria. He is certified as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Project Management Professional (PMP), and a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $675