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Get started with the fundamentals of AI and ethical system design – practical and accessible.

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AI and emerging technologies are transforming how we live and work — creating new opportunities, but also new risks.

Our 1-day intro course gives you and your team a clear understanding of AI’s potential, its challenges, and the ethical foundations needed for responsible innovation. You’ll explore the basics of Value-based Engineering (VBE) and how ethics and regulation shape trustworthy systems.

Compact 1-day intro class

Get introduced to AI, regulation, and VBE in a focused 8-hour session.

Technology Essentials

Understand the fundamentals of AI and where common risks emerge.

Ethical and Legal Insights

See how ethics and laws like the EU AI Act guide responsible innovation.

Practical Tools & Methods

Learn simple tools you can apply immediately in your work.

Course Overview

Morning Session

Understanding AI, Technology and their Challenges

AI and Machine Learning Essentials: Learn why AI is powerful — and where risks arise.
Ethical and Legal Challenges: Explore societal impacts and the growing importance of regulation.
Regulatory Focus: EU AI Act and BeyondSee how future laws will demand ethical system design.

Afternoon Session

Solutions and tools

Introduction to Value-based Engineering (VBE): Discover how VBE and the ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-7000 standard bring ethics into engineering.
Practical Tools for Ethical AI: Learn about methods you can apply from our VBE toolbox to ensure compliance and responsibility.
Interactive Exercise: Apply what you’ve learned in a hands-on exercise.

Shape the Future of Responsible Technology

Why you should choose this program

This introductory course gives you a clear and accessible starting point for understanding AI, its opportunities, and its risks – without overwhelming you with technical or philosophical depth.

You’ll build essential AI literacy, learn what modern AI can and cannot do, and gain an initial understanding of ethical system design and the Value-based Engineering (VBE) approach.

The training is designed for anyone who wants a solid overview and the confidence to speak about AI, recognize ethical challenges, and understand how regulation like the EU AI Act affects real work.

Whether you come from engineering, product, compliance, policy, or simply want to expand your skills, this day offers a structured, approachable entry into responsible innovation.

Essential AI Literacy

Get a first overview of the VBE idea and how it supports ethical, value-aware design — without going into full methodology depth.

A Simple Introduction to Value-based Engineering (VBE)

Discover the underlying ethical foundations that shape responsible design within VBE.

Regulation Made Understandable (Including the EU AI Act)

See how upcoming laws impact organisations and why ethics and AI literacy are becoming essential skills.

Exclusive Participant Benefit

Participants in our introduction classes will receive a 5% discount on the checkout price of our VBE Ambassador trainings, valid for one year after completing this course.

Who should attend?

Professionals new to AI, ethics, or VBE who want a clear and approachable introduction.

Product managers, engineers, and designers exploring responsible AI development for the first time.

Compliance officers and innovation leads seeking a broad understanding of ethical and legal challenges.

Leaders and decision-makers
who want to grasp the essentials of AI risks and ethics without diving into technical depth.

Product managers, engineers, and designers exploring responsible AI development for the first time.

Engineers, product managers, and designers aiming to champion ethical system design within their teams

Compliance officers and innovation leads seeking a broad understanding of ethical and legal challenges.

Leaders and decision-makers who want to grasp the essentials of AI risks and ethics without diving into technical depth.

Meet our Trainers

Mario Tokarz

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What our students say

Value-based Engineering (VBE) is an inspiring and reliable guide — a path leading out of the technological desert into a vibrant, flourishing garden of IT. It taps into a wellspring of what we humans especially need in this era shaped by AI: orientation, meaning, and values. The VBE approach brings together diverse philosophical perspectives and ethical resources in a remarkably concise and compelling way, forming a coherent, thoughtful whole. This synthesis creates a strong, innovative, and highly relevant foundation for a human-centered, principled, yet practical system design that delivers real value to businesses. I wholeheartedly congratulate the VBE Academy on its authorization as an educational partner by Austrian Standards and look forward to following its future growth and success. My special thanks go to Mario Tokarz for an engaging and professionally led training day.