The financial services sector is increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, making ethical considerations and professional codes of conduct essential.

This eCourse is Module 2 of the award-winning Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) Certificate in Ethical Artificial Intelligence Programme and explores the ethical and professional considerations surrounding the use of AI in financial services.

It covers the deployment of AI in financial services, including guiding principles, professional codes of conduct and technology assessment. The module also explores how these principles can support the responsible and ethical use of AI within the financial services industry.

By the end of this eCourse, you will be able to:

• Distinguish between various ethical standards in AI;
• Recognise potential ethical issues in the financial services sector;
• List and analyse AI ethics principles such as transparency, accountability, and fairness; and
• Recognise the relevance of professional codes of conduct, such as those from CISI, to AI deployment.

Course Content

• Section 1 - Ethics in AI
• Section 2 - Codes of Conduct
• Section 3 - AI Ethics Principles
• Section 4 - Assessing AI

Final Online Assessment

• There are 20 multiple-choice questions in the final assessment.
• Only TWO attempts is allowed to pass the assessment (75% pass mark).
• If both attempts are unsuccessful, learners will need to repurchase the course to retake the assessment.
• Once an assessment is passed, retakes will not be available.

This course is ideal for wealth and investment managers, as well as professionals in financial services functions like risk, compliance, asset management, banking, insurance, operations, and financial planning.