** (Apologies in advance. It appears the industry/career, and discussion flairs are no longer available. I tried to choose the next best option.) Hi everyone! I’m looking for advice on pivoting into AI governance and would appreciate insights from people already working in the field or those actively on the journey of getting into it. For context, I’m a product designer with about 7 years of experience. I have a BS in psychology and an MS in human-computer interaction. My MS thesis was about racial bias in machine learning algorithms, which I later posted on Medium (lol) and included in my portfolio as a supplemental artifact. Six years later, I’m still actively interested in this space and am currently working on an AI-related passion project, along with revisiting my thesis in the context of generative AI, a lot has changed since I wrote it in 2020. My work in UX has centered on high level systems thinking, human-centered design, accessibility, and trust and safety considerations, along with user research and product development. More recently, I’ve been integrating AI tools into my process at work, it’s helped me build familiarity with prompting, MCPs, and similar skillsets. I’m hoping all of this would be considered good transferrable skills. I’m taking an AI ethics course this summer, and I’m also considering certifications like AIGP and possibly CIPP, but I want to understand how to leverage them. I know just having certs is not enough, it’s the same way for UX. My main questions: How realistic is a transition into AI governance from UX? How valuable is UX experience in this space? (More-so the skillsets I mentioned above) What are the most common entry paths into AI governance roles for those without a legal, policy, cybersecurity, or other related background? Do certifications like AIGP or CIPP meaningfully help with breaking in, or are they more supplemental? Any advice, guidance, or reality checks would be appreciated. submitted by /u/koolkristen
Originally posted by u/koolkristen on r/ArtificialInteligence