70-445 Artificial Intelligence for Business Leaders

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping organizations, industries, and managerial decision-making. Designed as a flagship, practice-oriented course, it equips current and aspiring business leaders with the tools to evaluate, design, and communicate AI-driven initiatives across core business functions. Students engage with real-world business problems in marketing, finance, operations, supply chain management, and people analytics to assess where AI creates value and where it does not. Across the semester, students learn to balance technical capabilities with organizational readiness, governance, ethics, and regulation. Topics such as privacy, bias, transparency, workforce transformation, and risk management are integrated throughout, emphasizing responsible and sustainable adoption of intelligent technologies.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Fall 2026

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