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Defending AI Systems: Evasion, Privacy, and GenAI Threats

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Defending AI Systems: Evasion, Privacy, and GenAI Threats

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7 hours to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Set up a playground to explore adversarial attacks

  • Discover how AI models can be poisoned and how to prevent it

  • Understand the use of trojan horses to tamper with models

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November 2026

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7 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Adversarial AI Attacks, Mitigations, and Defense Strategies Specialization
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There are 6 modules in this course

This module covers the fundamentals of evasion attacks on deployed AI systems, including techniques like perturbations, adversarial patches, and NLP-based attacks. Learners will explore real-world examples, attack implementations using tools like ART and TextAttack, and strategies to defend against these threats. The module emphasizes both the theoretical and practical aspects of securing AI models.

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1 video10 readings1 assignment

This module explores various types of privacy attacks in adversarial AI, focusing on techniques like model extraction and membership inference. Learners will gain an understanding of how attackers can steal or replicate machine learning models and how to detect and mitigate such threats.

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1 video7 readings1 assignment

This module explores various types of privacy attacks, including model inversion, inference attacks, and model extraction, and explains how attackers can exploit machine learning models to steal sensitive data. Learners will gain an understanding of attack techniques, their underlying mechanisms, and potential mitigation strategies.

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1 video8 readings1 assignment

This module covers key techniques for protecting sensitive data in AI systems, including anonymization, differential privacy, and secure computation methods. Learners will gain an understanding of how to implement privacy-preserving strategies in real-world applications involving images, audio, video, and geolocation data. The module also explores advanced encryption methods and collaborative learning approaches that enhance data security.

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1 video8 readings1 assignment

This module explores the fundamentals of generative AI, with a focus on Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and their evolution into more stable variants like WGANs. Learners will understand how these models generate data, their applications, and techniques to improve their performance. The content also covers practical uses and challenges in real-world implementations.

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1 video4 readings1 assignment

This module explores the use of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) in creating deepfakes and executing adversarial attacks. Learners will gain an understanding of how GANs can be leveraged for both offensive and defensive cybersecurity purposes, including generating synthetic media and evading security systems.

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1 video11 readings2 assignments

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