Artificial Intelligence in Government: The Fundamentals
CEUs: 0.7
|CPEs: 7
Classroom, Virtual
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for government, military, and contractor professionals across all agencies and job functions who are new to AI and are seeking practical, non-technical AI skills to enhance their knowledge, efficiency, and productivity.
Why You Should Attend
Artificial intelligence is transforming the way government professionals work. AI tools are increasingly being used to draft written products, draft and summarize complex text, generate visuals, summarize reports, support research, and automate and streamline routine tasks.
In this course, you will receive a clear understanding of how to use AI responsibly to increase your efficiency, productivity, decision-making, and problem solving. Our instructor emphasizes practical core concepts to help you understand AI technology and apply it effectively to your daily tasks.
Our AI courses are platform-neutral and tool-independent. They emphasize transferable skills which are applicable to all commercially available AI systems.
Course Overview
This course introduces essential AI terminology and practical applications relevant to daily government tasks such as drafting summaries, reviewing documents, organizing information, and supporting research. You will explore the differences between generative AI, automation tools, and traditional software; compare outputs across multiple platforms; and evaluate strengths, limitations, and risk factors. Emphasis is placed on responsible entry-level integration aligned with regulated operational environments.
You will gain the ability to identify the appropriate times to use AI, avoid misuse, recognize output risks, and determine when and where AI can improve efficiency without compromising professional judgment or compliance standards.
Course Objectives
- Define essential artificial intelligence concepts and skills relevant to government work
- Differentiate generative AI from automation and traditional software tools
- Identify appropriate and inappropriate AI use cases
- Recognize hallucination and automation bias risks
- Compare outputs across multiple AI platforms
Course Format
Highly interactive, lab-driven instruction using real-world government scenarios. Participants engage in demonstrations, structured exercises, multi-platform comparisons, and validation practice to reinforce applied competency.