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Natarajan, Prashant, Bob Rogers, Edward Dixon, Jonas Christensen, Kirk Borne, Leland Wilkinson, and Shantha Mohan. Demystifying AI for the Enterprise: A Playbook for Business Value and Digital Transformation . 1st ed. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. Vaughan, Daniel. Analytical skills for AI and Data Science: Building Skills for an AI-Driven Enterprise . 1st ed. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly, 2020.
Week 1
Vaughan, D. (2020). Analytical Skills for AI and Data Science. O’Reilly Media, Inc. Natarajan, P. et al (2022). Demystifying AI for the Enterprise . Routledge. Amazon. (n.d.). What is Data Strategy? - Data Strategy Explained - AWS . Amazon Web Services, Inc. https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/data-strategy/ Sajid, H. (2023, August 2). Data Strategy Roadmap: Creating a Data Strategy Framework. News & Education; Zuar. https://www.zuar.com/blog/data-strategy-roadmap-creating-a-data-strategy-framework/ phData. (n.d.). How to Build an Actionable Data Strategy Framework . https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/GetUrlReputation Kruhse-Lehtonen, U., & Hofmann, D. (2020). How to Define and Execute Your Data and AI Strategy. Harvard Data Science Review, 2.3(2.3). https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.a010feeb Boussias, D. (Host). How to Connect Data Strategy to Business Value . The Data Chief. https://www.thoughtspot.com/data-chief/ep66/how-to-connect-data-strategy-to-business-value
Week 1 -- Optional Readings
Vaughan, D. (2020). Analytical Skills for AI and Data Science. O’Reilly Media, Inc. Natarajan, P. et al (2022). Demystifying AI for the Enterprise . Routledge. Amazon. (n.d.). What is Data Strategy? - Data Strategy Explained - AWS . Amazon Web Services, Inc. https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/data-strategy/ Sajid, H. (2023, August 2). Data Strategy Roadmap: Creating a Data Strategy Framework. News & Education; Zuar. https://www.zuar.com/blog/data-strategy-roadmap-creating-a-data-strategy-framework/ phData. (n.d.). How to Build an Actionable Data Strategy Framework . https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/GetUrlReputation Kruhse-Lehtonen, U., & Hofmann, D. (2020). How to Define and Execute Your Data and AI Strategy. Harvard Data Science Review, 2.3(2.3). https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.a010feeb Boussias, D. (Host). How to Connect Data Strategy to Business Value . The Data Chief. https://www.thoughtspot.com/data-chief/ep66/how-to-connect-data-strategy-to-business-value
Week 3
Natarajan, P. et al (2022). Demystifying AI for the Enterprise. Routledge. Amazon. (n.d.). OLTP vs OLAP - Difference Between Data Processing Systems - AWS. Amazon Web Services, Inc. https://aws.amazon.com/compare/the-difference-between-olap-and-oltp/#:~:text=OLAP%20and%20OLTP . Holtz, Y. (n.d.). Python Graph Gallery. The Python Graph Gallery. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://python-graph-gallery.com/ Blake, L. (2018, April 19). To Dashboard or not to Dashboard, that is the question…. Medium; tajawal. https://medium.com/tech-tajawal/to-dashboard-or-not-to-dashboard-that-is-the-question-4cb733669310 Stedman, C. (2023). What is Business Intelligence? BI Defined . Search Business Analytics. https://www.techtarget.com/searchbusinessanalytics/definition/business-intelligence-BI#:~:text=Business%20intelligence%20(BI)%20is%20a Evidently AI. (n.d.). Accuracy vs. precision vs. recall in machine learning: what’s the difference? Www.evidentlyai.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://www.evidentlyai.com/classification-metrics/accuracy-precision-recall#:~:text=Precision%20is%20useful%20when%20the Tripathi, A. (2022, January 9). What is the difference between Precision-Recall Curve vs ROC-AUC curve? Data Science Duniya. https://ashutoshtripathi.com/2022/01/09/what-is-the-difference-between-precision-recall-curve-vs-roc-auc-curve/ (2024). Githubusercontent.com. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stefmolin/data-morph/main/docs/_static/panda-to-star-eased.gif Bajaj, A. (2021, May 2). Performance Metrics in Machine Learning [Complete Guide]. Neptune.ai. https://neptune.ai/blog/performance-metrics-in-machine-learning-complete-guide Evidently AI. (n.d.). Monitoring ML systems in production. Which metrics should you track? Www.evidentlyai.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://www.evidentlyai.com/blog/ml-monitoring-metrics
Week 6
Natarajan, P. et al (2022). Demystifying AI for the Enterprise . Routledge. Fahim, F. (2022, July 6). Error during processing. Nam10.Safelinks.protection.outlook.com. https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/GetUrlReputation Yelavarthi, D. (2023, November 3). Data warehouse vs. data lake vs. data lakehouse vs. data mesh: A comprehensive comparison . Www.connectwise.com. https://www.connectwise.com/blog/engineering/data-warehouse-vs.-data-lake-vs.-data-lakehouse-vs.-data-mesh-a-comprehensive-comparison Ankur, S. (2023, May 3). The Top Distributed Data Processing Technologies: A Comprehensive Overview. Medium. https://medium.com/@singhal.ankur8/the-top-distributed-data-processing-technologies-a-comprehensive-overview-712756db3242 Rocco, D. (2022, March 3). What is a Model Registry? PhData. https://www.phdata.io/blog/what-is-a-model-registry/ INNOQ. (n.d.). ml-ops.org. Ml-Ops.org. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://ml-ops.org/ Go Cloud Architects. (2024, April 15). AI Architecture (Avoiding Costly AI and Generative AI Architecture Mistakes). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdxk8U_lHJk
Week 7
Natarajan, P. et al (2022). Demystifying AI for the Enterprise . Routledge. Team, N. A. (n.d.). NIST AIRC - Playbook . Airc.nist.gov; U.S. Department of Commerce. https://airc.nist.gov/AI_RMF_Knowledge_Base/Playbook Legg, M., & McNamara, V. (2024, March 12). AI is creating fake legal cases and making its way into real courtrooms, with disastrous results. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/ai-is-creating-fake-legal-cases-and-making-its-way-into-real-courtrooms-with-disastrous-results-225080 Gall, R. (n.d.). Machine Learning Explainability vs Interpretability: Two concepts that could help restore trust in AI. KDnuggets. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://www.kdnuggets.com/2018/12/machine-learning-explainability-interpretability-ai.html University of Turku. (n.d.). AIGA AI Governance Framework. Artificial Intelligence Governance and Auditing . Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://ai-governance.eu/ Mainali, K. (2021, April 14). Data Governance, Provenance and Linage with DataOps. Big Data Processing. https://medium.com/big-data-processing/data-governance-provenance-and-linage-with-dataops-7aa2ad755a17 info @bb.agency, B. A. (2023, March 9). What is SOC 2: A Guide to Data Security and Understanding SOC 2 Compliance . Justuno. https://www.justuno.com/blog/soc-2-compliance/ Hawker, M. (2022, September 15). Council Post: How Blockchain Can Save Data Governance. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/09/15/how-blockchain-can-save-data-governance/?sh=64d5dc992a92
Optional:
ORCAA. (2019, November 22). ORCAA . ORCAA. https://orcaarisk.com/ OECD. (n.d.). Data governance: Why data governance matters . OECD Better Policies for Better Lives. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://www.oecd.org/digital/data-governance/ AICPA & CIMA. (2023, January 2). Learn what to study for the CPA Exam . Www.aicpa-Cima.com. https://www.aicpa-cima.com/resources/download/learn-what-is-tested-on-the-cpa-exam Data Dynamics. (2021, December 2). Effective Data Governance – HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) . Www.datadynamicsinc.com. https://www.datadynamicsinc.com/blog-the-path-towards-creating-effective-data-governance-with-hipaa/ Stalla-Bourdillon, S. (2021, October 22). 5 Essential Steps for Building a GDPR-Compliant Data Strategy . Immuta. https://www.immuta.com/blog/5-essential-steps-for-building-a-gdpr-compliant-data-strategy/ State of California Department of Justice. (2024, March 13). California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) . State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General. https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa NIST. (2018). Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity , Version 1.1. Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, 1.1(1.1). https://doi.org/10.6028/nist.cswp.04162018 Harang, R. (2023, August 3). Securing LLM Systems Against Prompt Injection . NVIDIA Technical Blog. https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/securing-llm-systems-against-prompt-injection/
Week 8
McKinsey & Company. (2024, April 2). What is generative AI? Www.mckinsey.com; McKinsey & Company. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-generative-ai Zewe, A. (2023, November 9). Explained: Generative AI . MIT News; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. https://news.mit.edu/2023/explained-generative-ai-1109 https ://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/GetUrlReputation, B. (2023, August 11). Error during processing. Nam10.Safelinks.protection.outlook.com. https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/GetUrlReputation Carmichael, M. (2023, November 1). Key Considerations for Developing Organizational Generative AI Policies. ISACA. https://www.isaca.org/resources/news-and-trends/newsletters/atisaca/2023/volume-44/key-considerations-for-developing-organizational-generative-ai-policies Amazon. (n.d.). What are Foundation Models? - Foundation Models in Generative AI Explained - AWS. Amazon Web Services, Inc. https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/foundation-models/#:~:text=Foundation%20models%20are%20a%20form Amazon. (n.d.). What is RAG? - Retrieval-Augmented Generation Explained - AWS. Amazon Web Services, Inc. https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/retrieval-augmented-generation/ OpenAI Platform. (n.d.). Prompt engineering. OpenAI Platform. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/prompt-engineering Junco, P. (2023, October 10). Council Post: The Power Of Fine-Tuning In Generative AI. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/10/10/the-power-of-fine-tuning-in-generative-ai/?sh=6248c4874adf Fast Company. (2024, January 8). 35 AI tools you can try for free . Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/90856183/30-ai-tools-you-can-try-for-free Huang, H. (2023, November 15). What CEOs Need to Know About the Costs of Adopting GenAI. Harvard Business Review. https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/GetUrlReputation Eastwood, B. (2023, January 23). What is synthetic data — and how can it help you competitively? MIT Sloan. https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/what-synthetic-data-and-how-can-it-help-you-competitively Al-Dhubaib, C. (2024, January 4). How to Use Guardrails to Design Safe and Trustworthy AI . Medium. https://medium.com/@caldhubaib/how-to-use-guardrails-to-design-safe-and-trustworthy-ai-c4574eb99243 National Institute of Standards and Technology. (2024). NIST AI 600-1 . U.S. Department of Commerce. https://airc.nist.gov/docs/NIST.AI.600-1.GenAI-Profile.ipd.pdf Starmer, J. (n.d.). Neural Networks / Deep Learning - YouTube. Www.youtube.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLblh5JKOoLUIxGDQs4LFFD--41Vzf-ME1 Flores, F. (2023, October 22). #248: Navigating the Frontier of Generative AI in Business . Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/248-navigating-the-frontier-of-generative-ai-in-business/id1385051346?i=1000632218903
Week 9
Rowe, N. (2023, August 2). “It’s destroyed me completely”: Kenyan moderators decry toll of training of AI models. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/02/ai-chatbot-training-human-toll-content-moderator-meta-openai Guo, E. (2022, December 19). A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook? MIT Technology Review. https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/?truid=6dc59aa9715811631941ddb6ecb0b9fc&utm_source=the_algorithm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_algorithm.unpaid.engagement&utm_content=12-19-2022&mc_cid=fbe435dd0b&mc_eid=90b42cc168 Department of Defense. (2020, February 24). DOD Adopts Ethical Principles for Artificial Intelligence. U.S. Department of Defense. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2091996/dod-adopts-ethical-principles-for-artificial-intelligence/ Intuit Mailchimp. (n.d.). Data Bias: Causes and Effects | Mailchimp . Mailchimp. https://mailchimp.com/resources/data-bias-causes-effects/ Burt, A. (2024, January 4). How to Red Team a Gen AI Model . Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2024/01/how-to-red-team-a-gen-ai-model Gordon, R. (2022, May 20). Artificial intelligence predicts patients’ race from their medical images . MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. https://news.mit.edu/2022/artificial-intelligence-predicts-patients-race-from-medical-images-0520 Coleman, J. (2023, December 7). AI’s Climate Impact Goes beyond Its Emissions . Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ais-climate-impact-goes-beyond-its-emissions/ Henderson, P., Qi, X., Zeng, Y., Xie, T., Chen, P.-Y., Jia, R., & Mittal, P. (n.d.). Policy Brief Safety Risks from Customizing Foundation Models via Fine-Tuning | Stanford HAI. Hai.stanford.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://hai.stanford.edu/policy-brief-safety-risks-customizing-foundation-models-fine-tuning U.S. Department of Commerce. (2020). NIST PRIVACY FRAMEWORK: A TOOL FOR IMPROVING PRIVACY THROUGH ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT . National Institute of Standards and Technology. https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2020/01/16/NIST%20Privacy%20Framework_V1.0.pdf Darknet Diaries. (2024, April 4). Rachel – Darknet Diaries. Darknetdiaries.com. https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/144/
Ethics: Cybersecurity:
Week 10
Vaughan, D. (2020). Analytical Skills for AI and Data Science. O’Reilly Media, Inc. Natarajan, P. et al (2022). Demystifying AI for the Enterprise. Routledge.
