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Description

Responsible AI: Measuring Impacts, Questioning Uses and Making Informed Choices

Understand the environmental and social impacts of AI in order to choose your use cases with full awareness

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

AI is being adopted across organisations faster than the thinking about its effects. Productivity gains are discussed without looking at the resources consumed by infrastructure, the conditions under which training data is produced, or the biases reproduced by the models.

This one-day awareness programme is designed for anyone concerned by the subject, with no technical expertise required. It explains what a model is and what it costs to run, sets out the documented environmental, social and ethical impacts, then offers a method for questioning an AI project before launching it.

Learning objectives

  • Explain in plain language how an AI model works
  • Identify the environmental impacts of AI use
  • Recognise the social effects and biases produced by automated systems
  • Question the real usefulness of an AI project before it is launched
  • Define selection criteria for responsible use

What makes this programme different

Impacts are addressed without alarmism or promotional messaging
A project questioning framework is built during the day
Trade-offs are worked through on projects brought by participants

Programme

1Understanding Before Judging

What an AI system really is

  • How a model works and what happens during training
  • Resources used for training and then for everyday use
  • Data used and the human annotation work behind it
  • Common vocabulary and frequent misunderstandings

2Environmental, Social and Ethical Impacts

Putting facts behind the narratives

  • Energy and water consumption of infrastructure
  • Equipment manufacturing and end-of-life management
  • Biases and discrimination reproduced by models
  • Changes to job roles and expected skills
  • Transparency and explainability of decisions

3Deciding With Full Awareness

Questioning projects before launching them

  • Real usefulness of the project and leaner alternatives
  • Criteria for selecting a solution and a supplier
  • The place of AI within the organisation's responsibility agenda
  • Informing and involving stakeholders
  • Monitoring use and reassessing over time

Who is it for

CSR managers, sustainability officers, executives, procurement managers and members of ethics committees.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.