AI Ethics in Hiring & Lending Decisions
Free Intermediate course · 10 lessons · 2 weeks · Certificate on completion
Test and document high-stakes decision systems so they hold up to scrutiny. Across 10 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- High-stakes automated decisions
- Legal duties in hiring and credit
- Measuring disparate impact
- Fairness metrics and trade-offs
- Proxy variables and redlining risk
- Adverse action explanations
Skills you'll pick up
- High-stakes automated decisions
- Legal duties in hiring and credit
- Measuring disparate impact
- Fairness metrics and trade-offs
- Proxy variables and redlining risk
- Adverse action explanations
Tools covered
- Algorithmic Fairness
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: High-stakes automated decisions
Module 1 of AI Ethics in Hiring & Lending Decisions. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Legal duties in hiring and credit
Module 2 of AI Ethics in Hiring & Lending Decisions. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Measuring disparate impact
Module 3 of AI Ethics in Hiring & Lending Decisions. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 4: Fairness metrics and trade-offs
Module 4 of AI Ethics in Hiring & Lending Decisions. 1 lessons · 1h
Lessons in this course
- High-stakes automated decisions
- Legal duties in hiring and credit
- Measuring disparate impact
- Fairness metrics and trade-offs
- Proxy variables and redlining risk
- Adverse action explanations
- Human override design
- Independent audits
- Documentation regulators expect
- A fairness review walkthrough
Instructor
Daniel Brooks — AI Product Lead
Daniel Brooks is a AI Product Lead with years of hands-on experience teaching Algorithmic Fairness to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for AI Ethics in Hiring & Lending Decisions. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $125,000 per year · median India salary ₹17,50,000 per year · 64,600 open roles worldwide
- Algorithmic Fairness Specialist
- Senior Algorithmic Fairness Lead
- Algorithmic Fairness Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the AI Ethics in Hiring & Lending Decisions course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including AI Ethics in Hiring & Lending Decisions, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does AI Ethics in Hiring & Lending Decisions take?
10 lessons, typically completed in 2 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.