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55 courses, sorted by top ranked

#1Udemy· Course
ChatGPT: Complete ChatGPT Course For Work 2026 (Ethically)!
Steve Ballinger, MBA
4.6 (131K) out of 5 from 130,987 ratings19 hours
All levelsEthics and safety
PaidView course ↗
#2Coursera· Course
AI & Law
Lund University
4.7 (839) out of 5 from 839 ratings67.4K learners20 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#3Coursera· Course
Data Science Ethics
University of Michigan
4.7 (1.3K) out of 5 from 1,308 ratings58.2K learners20 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#4Coursera· Course
Global MOOC on the Ethics of AI
UNESCO
4.8 (176) out of 5 from 176 ratings48.5K learners10 hours
IntermediateEthics and safety
FreeView course ↗
#5Coursera· Course
Artificial Intelligence: Ethics & Societal Challenges
Lund University
4.7 (446) out of 5 from 446 ratings33.4K learners10 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
FreeView course ↗
#6Coursera· Course
AI Strategy and Governance
University of Pennsylvania
4.7 (475) out of 5 from 475 ratings32.3K learners10 hours
BeginnerAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#7Coursera· Course
Promote the Ethical Use of Data-Driven Technologies
CertNexus
4.7 (307) out of 5 from 307 ratings34.7K learners20 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#8Udemy· Course
Responsible AI/ML Masterclass 2.0 (including Gen AI)
Vasco Patrício
4.5 (3K) out of 5 from 3,026 ratings36 hours
All levelsEthics and safety
PaidView course ↗
#9Coursera· Course
Cyber Security in Manufacturing
University at Buffalo
4.7 (666) out of 5 from 666 ratings25.1K learners20 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#10Coursera· Course
Turn Ethical Frameworks into Actionable Steps
CertNexus
4.7 (159) out of 5 from 159 ratings30.2K learners20 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#11Coursera· Course
AI Governance
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
4.8 (217) out of 5 from 217 ratings17.6K learners20 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#12Coursera· Course
Generative AI: Boost Your Cybersecurity Career
IBM
4.6 (163) out of 5 from 163 ratings21.7K learners10 hours
IntermediateEthics and safety
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#13Coursera· Course
Financial Regulation in Emerging Markets and the Rise of Fintech Companies
University of Cape Town
4.7 (176) out of 5 from 176 ratings14.3K learners10 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#14edX· Course
Data Ethics, AI and Responsible Innovation
The University of Edinburgh
4.6 (29) out of 5 from 29 ratings14.8K learners20 hours
IntermediateEthics and safety
Free to auditView course ↗
#15edX· Course
Ethics in AI and Data Science
The Linux Foundation
4.3 (27) out of 5 from 27 ratings12.4K learners24 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#16edX· Course
Impact, Ethics, and Issues with Generative AI
IBM
4.7 (24) out of 5 from 24 ratings5.6K learners12 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
Free to auditView course ↗
#17Coursera· Course
Ethical Issues in Data Science
University of Colorado Boulder
4.8 (53) out of 5 from 53 ratings4.5K learners20 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#18Udemy· Course
OWASP Top 10 LLM 2025: AI Security Essentials
Andrii Piatakha
4.5 (257) out of 5 from 257 ratings12 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#19edX· Course
AI in Society: Ethics, Leadership, and the Road Ahead
HP
4.7 (156) out of 5 from 156 ratings2.7K learners12 hours
IntermediateAI for business
Free to auditView course ↗
#20edX· Course
Bias and Discrimination in AI
Université de Montréal
4K learners16 hours
IntermediateEthics and safety
Free to auditView course ↗
#21Coursera· Course
Cybersecurity for Data Science
University of Colorado Boulder
3.6 (37) out of 5 from 37 ratings5.3K learners20 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#22edX· Course
Artificial Intelligence in National Security
King's College London
4.4 (18) out of 5 from 18 ratings3.4K learners12 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
Free to auditView course ↗
#23edX· Course
Mastering Generative AI for Cybersecurity
IBM
4.1 (12) out of 5 from 12 ratings3.6K learners12 hours
IntermediateEthics and safety
Free to auditView course ↗
#24edX· Course
Ethics in AI Design
Delft University of Technology
1.4K learners28 hours
IntermediateAI for creatives
Free to auditView course ↗
#25edX· Course
Ethical AI for Students
Adelaide University
1.2K learners16 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
Free to auditView course ↗
#26edX· Course
AI Regulation and Law
KU Leuven
4.2 (5) out of 5 from 5 ratings897 learners16 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
Free to auditView course ↗
#27edX· Course
AI for Professionals: Ethics, Responsibility and Best Practices
Adelaide University
606 learners16 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
Free to auditView course ↗
#28edX· Course
La importancia de la Ética en tiempos de Inteligencia Artificial.
Universidad Galileo
594 learners16 hours
BeginnerEthics and safetySpanish
Free to auditView course ↗
#29edX· Course
Principles of Data Science Ethics
Statistics.com
571 learners16 hours
IntermediateData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#30edX· Course
Applied Data Science Ethics
Statistics.com
409 learners16 hours
IntermediateData science
Free to auditView course ↗

How we rank AI courses

How are these AI courses ranked?: By what learners rate each course, weighted by how many people rated it, and by how many people took it. A 5.0 from 3 people does not outrank a 4.8 from 50,000. Courses with no ratings rank by reach.
Which AI course should a complete beginner start with?: Pick the Beginner level, then a topic like AI basics or Use AI at work. The top of that list is beginner courses with high ratings from many learners, and many are free to start.
Are there free AI courses?: Yes. Use the Price filter: Free courses cost nothing, and Free to start courses let you audit or try the first part before you pay for a certificate.
Where does the course data come from?: From each platform's own catalogue pages and public course lists: titles, levels, ratings, learner counts, length and price as the platform shows them. Prices can change; the platform's page has the current price.
Can a platform pay to rank higher?: No. The order comes only from ratings and reach. Some links may earn us a commission. Commissions play no part in the order.