TIAS Subsidised Course Fee = €540 pp
Critical Thinking for Smarter AI Engagement - CEO/BUSINESS LEADERS TRACK This critical thinking with AI course equips CEO’s, business managers and leaders with essential critical thinking skills for the AI era. Learn to evaluate outputs from large language models and statistical AI systems, ask the right questions, and apply these tools effectively to real-world challenges. As AI transforms business decision-making. Leaders need more than access to technology. AI can generate answers instantly. But knowing which answers to trust, how to refine them, and when to push back requires human judgment. They need the judgment to use it wisely. This course help to develop that judgment.
· Frameworks for critically analyzing AI-generated insights and recommendations
· Practical techniques for identifying strengths and limitations in statistical reasoning
· Skills to make better decisions when working with LLMs and other AI approaches
· Confidence to lead in an AI-augmented business environment
· Interactive (non-web based) with hands-on exercises using real AI outputs including Evaluation Review & Integration
· Practical focus - skills participants can apply immediately
· Small group format (max 14) for personalised attention
· Research-based methodology with tournament scoring and calibration exercises
· Structured framework for evaluating any AI output
· Calibration tools to improve decision accuracy
Times: 1 Day – 08:30 – 16:30 hrs
Breaks: One-hour lunch (peer discussion) plus 2 x 15 min coffee breaks
This Critical Thinking with AI course is suitable for a non-tech audience in management and leadership roles:
· CEO’s, Business managers and leaders making AI-assisted strategic decisions
· Professionals currently using AI tools (ChatGPT, data analysis AI, etc.)
· Project Managers integrating AI into workflows and decision-making
· Anyone who needs to critically evaluate AI outputs and underlying data
Note: This course teaches critical thinking skills for evaluating and applying outputs from LLMs and other statistical AI methods, equipping you with tools to reason through problems using statistical approaches.
Designed and presented in-person by AI Policy Contributor Edmund Sutcliffe.
This Critical Thinking with AI course is designed for business managers and leaders—no technical background required.
It emphasises judgment and decision-making skills rather than technical expertise.
Course Times (08:30 AM - 4:30 PM)
Breaks: One-hour lunch (peer discussion) plus 2 x 15 min coffee breaks
Morning: Foundations & Framework
· Science of elite judgment in the AI era
· DARPA-validated superforecaster techniques applied to AI
· Hands-on lab: Structured AI evaluation using research-based methods
Afternoon: Advanced Analysis & Implementation
· Data skepticism and statistical reasoning for AI outputs
· Strategic AI partnership through better human judgment
· Hands-on classroom practice with competitive scoring based on real-world scenarios
· Unique Value Proposition
· Evaluation Review & Integration
Unlike generic "AI literacy" courses, this is grounded in scientifically validated judgment research. Participants learn the same techniques that consistently outperform experts in prediction tournaments - now applied specifically to AI evaluation.
· Interactive (non-web based) with hands-on exercises using real AI outputs including Evaluation Review & Integration
· Practical focus - skills participants can apply immediately
· Small group format (max 14) for personalised attention
· Research-based methodology with tournament scoring and calibration exercises
· Structured framework for evaluating any AI output
· Calibration tools to improve decision accuracy
