Familiarity with spreadsheets or business data is useful.
About this course
Learn how data governance supports reliable AI and how its responsibilities differ from model governance. This short, free video course brings together IBM Technology explainers on ownership, responsible AI and practical governance examples. It is a conceptual introduction for people who work with business data or help review AI projects.
What you can learn
- Data governance
- Model governance
- Data ownership
- Responsible AI
- Governance controls
- AI oversight
Course at a glance
| Provider | IBM |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · IBM Technology |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Beginner — WikiFree audience assessment |
| Language | English |
| Selected lessons | 9 |
| Video duration | 1h 21m · allow extra time for reflection and practice |
| Details checked | 9 October 2026 |
Inside the course
Start with the purpose of data governance, then examine why AI needs governance of its own. Compare controls around datasets with controls around models, and connect those distinctions to the examples in the final lesson.
Try this learning exercise
Choose a fictional customer-support assistant. Draw two columns for data controls and model controls, assign an owner to each, and describe how a reviewer would check that the controls are working.
How to follow the course
Choose a lesson from the list or search for a specific topic. Use Previous and Next to continue, and mark lessons complete as you go. Progress is saved in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Each course retains its relevant lessons, including videos also used in another course. Numbered series follow their original lesson or part order. Only reviewed advertisements, unrelated items and identical repeated playlist entries are excluded. Source recordings may have been made at different times.
Unavailable recordings are listed in Course content. Known lesson titles are retained; when the source hides a title or position, this is stated explicitly. Unavailable videos are not included in the video duration.
Free access, requirements and certificates
The selected public YouTube videos are free to watch. No paid subscription, payment card or examination is required for this video learning path. WikiFree independently organizes IBM Technology explainers and tutorials for self-paced study. This listing is not an official IBM qualification and does not include an IBM certificate, graded assignment or instructor feedback.
No programming or cloud account is needed. Familiarity with spreadsheets or business data is useful.
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| This course — Free Data Governance Course: AI Data and Model Controls | Beginner | Data governance · Model governance · Data ownership | 1h 21m of video; practice time is additional |
| Google Workspace Data Governance: Free Google Course | Beginner | Data classification · Retention awareness · Policy interpretation | 2 hours 45 minutes; official estimate, individual study time varies. |
Provider: IBM. Videos play from the IBM Technology channel on YouTube.
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