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Professional Ethics: The AI Alignment Problem

Explore the ethical challenges of AI alignment, professional judgment, and balancing innovation with privacy.

Created byGarth Sheriffworkspace_premium
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BeginnerUpdated Jan 12, 2025
Professional Ethics: The AI Alignment Problem

What You'll Learn

check_circleAnalyze the AI alignment problem and its potential implications for maintaining professional ethics and standards in CPA practice.
check_circleDifferentiate between the major branches of artificial intelligence (AGI, ANI, machine learning, and deep learning) and their practical applications in the professional environment.
check_circleExplain the key technological developments and breakthroughs that led to the emergence of modern generative AI and large language models.
check_circleEvaluate how the core components of ChatGPT (Chat, Generative, Pre-trained, Transformer) impact critical thinking and ethical decision-making in the CPA profession.
check_circleDevelop an ethical framework for AI implementation in CPA practice by integrating the IESBA's five pillars, beginner's mind approach, and risk assessment strategies.

About This Course

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI like ChatGPT, presents both opportunities and ethical challenges for CPAs.

This course examines the AI alignment problem - where AI systems' objectives may misalign with human values - and its implications for maintaining professional standards.

Through analysis of AI's evolution and current capabilities, participants will learn practical frameworks for evaluating AI-related risks while upholding the IESBA's five pillars of ethics.

The course provides strategies for ethical AI implementation, including adopting a beginner's mind approach and applying risk-based frameworks to maintain professional judgment and integrity.

Your Instructor

Garth Sheriff
Garth Sheriff

Founder of Sheriff Consulting

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I am the founder of Sheriff Consulting which specializes in the development and delivery of accounting, auditing and foundational skill courses and workshops. Teaching and working with professionals in diverse and dynamic learning environments has been my passion and experience for over 10 years. As a qualified Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA), I work with finance and accounting professionals in both the U.S. and Canada to meet their training and development needs. My goal has always been to create an engaging and interactive learning environment. To help my own path of continual improvement in achieving this goal, I have also received training and worked as a professional actor. I am a member of ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) and a graduate in improvisation from the Second City Training Centre. http://sheriffconsulting.com/

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