Ever wonder if your smart AI is actually secure? In this course, we'll ditch the dry theory to show you how to build genuinely resilient AI systems from the ground up, making security a core part of your design, not just an afterthought. You'll begin by stepping into the role of an AI Security Architect, running a “pre-mortem” to think like an attacker and neutralize threats before they even happen. Through focused videos and exercises, you’ll master essential defenses like blocking bad data with input sanitization, ‘vaccinating’ your model against attacks with adversarial training, and protecting user data with differential privacy. This all culminates in a hands-on lab where you'll personally fix a vulnerable model and prove its new resilience. The main goal is to shift your mindset from reactive patching to proactive design, so you’ll walk away with the real-world skills to analyze defense strategies, successfully harden a model in a lab, and design a comprehensive security plan for any new AI project.

Secure AI Interpret and Protect Models

Secure AI Interpret and Protect Models
This course is part of AI Security: Security in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Specialization


Instructors: Starweaver
Access provided by L&T Corp - ATLNext
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What you'll learn
Analyze and identify a range of security vulnerabilities in complex AI models, including evasion, data poisoning, and model extraction attacks.
Apply defense mechanisms like adversarial training and differential privacy to protect AI systems from known threats.
Evaluate the effectiveness of security measures by designing and executing simulated adversarial attacks to test the resilience of defended AI model.
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There are 3 modules in this course
This module introduces the fundamental concept that AI models are attack surfaces. You will learn to think like an adversary, exploring the primary categories of attacks—evasion, data poisoning, and model extraction—and see how they exploit model weaknesses with real-world examples.
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4 videos2 readings1 peer review
Moving from offense to defense, this module focuses on building security directly into your AI systems. You will learn to implement and configure robust, proactive defense mechanisms like adversarial training, input sanitization, and differential privacy to create models that are resilient by design.
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3 videos1 reading1 peer review
A defense is only effective if it's tested. In this final module, you will master the art of AI "Red Teaming" by designing and executing simulated attacks to validate your security measures. You will learn to evaluate model resilience and embrace the continuous security lifecycle required to stay ahead of emerging threats.
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4 videos1 reading1 assignment2 peer reviews
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