• Foundations • Legal Framework • Ethics • Guidelines

This one-day, live-streamed course is designed to give professionals a clear, practical understanding of AI and its impact on the future of work. Covering the fundamentals of AI, real-world industry applications, and leading tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Google Vertex AI, the course also explores key ethical concerns and the legal landscape, including the EU AI Act 2025.

Attendees will learn how to draft an AI policy, ensure compliance, and responsibly integrate AI into their workplace strategy. Ideal for HR, legal, compliance, and leadership professionals, this session offers the knowledge and tools needed to begin or refine your AI journey.

Course Content

What is AI?:

• Types of AI: Narrow AI vs General AI vs Superintelligence
• Key concepts: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing
• Examples in daily life
• Explore how AI is transforming various industries – discussion on how it’s used in attendee’s organisations

AI in Ireland Today:

• Findings of the Microsoft Ireland & Trinity College AI Workplace Report
• Benefits not being seen by businesses
• Shadow A Culture (employees using AI without permission)
• Who is adopting fastest and what opportunities does it offer for SMEs

Benefits and Challenges of AI:

• Understanding the advantages and limitations of AI
• Productivity and efficiency gains
• Decision support and automation
• Cost savings and innovation potential
• Challenges: data quality, interpretability, bias, security

Ethics, Risks & Responsible AI:

• Algorithmic bias and discrimination
• Surveillance and privacy issues
• Explainability and transparency
• The role of human oversight
• Corporate and social responsibility

Understanding the EU AI Act 2025: Strategy, Compliance & Corporate Policy:

• Overview of legal frameworks & corporate compliance
• AI risk categories: Unacceptable, High, Limited, Minimal
• High-risk systems: Key obligations & compliance
• Prohibited AI practices (e.g., social scoring)
• Compliance: Data quality, transparency, oversight
• Penalties and enforcement
• Why the need for a Corporate AI Policy
  
  • Risks of unregulated employee AI use
• Essential components of a business AI policy
• Legal and regulatory standards for corporate policy
• Workplace legal issues related to AI
• Building a responsible AI team

AI in Practice – Industry Use Cases / Technology Integration:

Interactive Session AI or Not – Can you discern the AI Headlines from National News headlines of this Week?

What are the Leading AI Tools:

• ChatGPT (OpenAI)
• Microsoft Copilot
• Google Gemini

AI in Action – Gemini & Copilot:

• Integrated AI Solutions in your office suite
• AI in Emails - Word Documents - Excel

The Basics of Prompt Engineering:

• What makes a good prompt when writing your prompt
• Refining the AI’s output
• Good and bad prompt examples

AI in Action – ChatGPT

• Tour of ChatGPT
• Live prompt writing
• Brief intro to:
  
  • Image Generation
  • Deep Research
  • Custom GPTs

Next Steps: How to Get Started with AI

• Tools and platforms for experimentation (ChatGPT, Copilot)
• Introductory learning resources
• Building an AI-ready team (roles, skills, upskilling)
• Responsible deployment practices

Who Should Attend?

This course will be most beneficial to anyone using AI in a business capacity or creating policies surrounding AI such as, CEO, COOs, strategy leads, managers, directors, compliance, legal, risk professionals, HR, employee relations, IT& Data professionals, digital transformation teams to name just a few

Certification

On completion of this one-day training course, you will receive your Certificate of Attendance. Please note certificates are issued at the close of the training course to participants on completion of the course.

This course may qualify for CPD points. Please check directly with your association or awarding body to see how many points they will award.

Cost

An ‘Early Bird’ discounted rate of €499 is currently available. This training course normal rate is €599. Places are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis. PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY BIRD RATE CLOSES 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO COURSE DATE. The course cost includes all course documentation and Certificate of Attendance.