AWS AIF-C01 DOMAIN 5 OF 5

AWS AIF-C01: Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions

The provider lists this domain at 14% of the exam.

In plain English

Protecting AI systems and the data they use, keeping a record of where data came from, and meeting the rules that apply to AI.

What the provider lists under it

  • Methods to secure AI systems
  • Source citation and data origins
  • Security and privacy considerations
  • Hallucination detection and grounding
  • Governance and compliance regulations
  • Data governance strategies

Terms worth knowing

  • Shared responsibility model: The cloud provider secures the cloud itself, and you secure what you put in it.
  • Encryption at rest and in transit: Scrambling data so it is unreadable without a key, while it is stored and while it moves.
  • Least privilege: Give every person and system only the access they need to do their job, and nothing more.
  • Data governance: The rules and responsibilities for how an organisation manages, protects and uses its data.
  • Hallucination: When an AI model states something false or invented as if it were true.

Quick answers

How much of the AWS AIF-C01 exam is Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions?

The provider lists it at 14% of the exam, according to the AWS exam guide (version 1.2).

What topics are in Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions?

Methods to secure AI systems; Source citation and data origins; Security and privacy considerations; Hallucination detection and grounding; Governance and compliance regulations; Data governance strategies.

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