This course is designed for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding about the importance of trust and responsibility in agentic AI and AI agents. The content is especially geared to those who are making business decisions based on AI agents and agentic AI and those who are designing and training such systems.



Ethical Use of AI Agents and Agentic AI
This course is part of AI Literacy: Responsible, Trustworthy, Effective Specialization

Instructor: Catherine Truxillo
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October 2025
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There are 5 modules in this course
Define and compare AI agents and agentic AI systems. Analyze how scope, autonomy, oversight, adaptability, and ethical complexity vary between system types. Identify ethical vulnerabilities linked to increasing autonomy.
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15 videos2 readings4 assignments
Apply the six principles of responsible innovation to agentic AI development. Apply each principle to a predictive modeling use case within a marketing campaign. Reflect on trade-offs and intervention points in applied settings.
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11 videos
Identify ethical risks within predictive modeling across five industries. Analyze complex scenarios using principle-driven reasoning. Facilitate or participate in collaborative discussions with structured guidance.
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8 videos
Use checklists and prompts to evaluate ethical alignment. Complete guided documentation of a predictive model. Rate and revise models using embedded ethical criteria.
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9 videos
Explain how ethical risks increase with autonomy in agentic AI. Know where to find information about key provisions of the regulatory landscape in different countries around the world. Access and interpret global regulatory sources.
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7 videos3 assignments
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