Certified Human–AI Control Specialist (CHAICS) Certification Program by Tonex
CHAICS prepares professionals to design, verify, and operate reliable control over advanced AI. Learn alignment methods, interpretability, corrigibility, constitutional constraints, and decisive shutdown patterns. Build assurance into every layer of the stack. Translate principles into practical governance and engineering controls.
Cybersecurity is central. AI control planes are prime targets. You will secure prompts, APIs, weights, and tool access against injection, theft, and abuse. Design auditable, least-privilege pathways. Detect drift and respond fast. Strengthen resilience for critical services and regulated environments.
Graduates can specify human–AI protocols, review risk, and defend systems under pressure. Expect clear patterns, checklists, and artifacts you can apply immediately. The focus is measurable control and accountability.
Learning Objectives:
- Define and decompose AI control objectives and risks
- Apply alignment and preference-learning techniques safely
- Explain model behavior using interpretable and auditable methods
- Engineer corrigibility, shutdown, and fallback mechanisms
- Design oversight protocols with effective human-in-the-loop gates
- Secure AI control surfaces to reduce abuse and escalation paths
Audience:
- Cybersecurity Professionals
- AI/ML Engineers and Architects
- MLOps and Platform Engineers
- Risk, Compliance, and Audit Leaders
- Product and Engineering Managers
- Safety, Trust, and Governance Teams
Course Modules:
Module 1: AI Alignment Foundations
- Objective design and guardrails
- Value, rule, and preference modeling
- Hazard analysis and control surfaces
- Specification gaming detection patterns
- Alignment evaluation strategies
- Secure data and policy scoping
Module 2: RLHF and Preference Optimization
- Preference collection workflows
- Labeling protocols and bias control
- Reward modeling pitfalls and safeguards
- Constrained fine-tuning and checks
- Off-policy evaluation for safety
- Post-training alignment audits
Module 3: Interpretability & Auditing
- Local and global explanation methods
- Concept-based and behavioral probing
- Trace logging and decision journals
- Audit trails and reproducibility
- Monitoring drift and anomaly signals
- Model documentation and change control
Module 4: Corrigibility & Shutdown Engineering
- Kill-switch patterns (soft/hard)
- Interruptibility and tamper resistance
- Safe fallback and graceful degradation
- Escalation thresholds and stop rules
- Version pinning and secure rollback
- Recovery steps and post-incident learning
Module 5: Oversight Protocols & Human-in-the-Loop
- Roles, RACI, and duty of care
- Review gates and sign-off criteria
- Dual-control for high-risk actions
- Challenge rounds and red teaming
- Incident response for AI behavior
- Metrics for human effectiveness
Module 6: AI Governor Systems & Constitutional AI
- Governor architectures and choke points
- Policy engines and runtime enforcement
- Capability budgets and tool sandboxing
- Constitutional prompts and self-critique loops
- Safety cases and assurance arguments
- Compliance mapping to standards
Exam Domains:
- Human–AI Control Theory and Design
- Alignment, Objectives, and Reward Safety
- Interpretability, Testing, and Assurance
- Oversight Operations and Incident Response
- Secure AI Architectures and Control Surfaces
- Governance, Ethics, and Regulatory Compliance
Course Delivery:
The course uses lectures, interactive discussions, case studies, guided design reviews, and structured exercises. Participants access curated readings, templates, and checklists. Online resources and instructor office hours support learning.
Assessment and Certification:
Participants are assessed through quizzes, short assignments, and a final control-architecture brief. Upon successful completion, participants receive the Certified Human–AI Control Specialist (CHAICS) certificate from Tonex.
Question Types:
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Scenario-based Questions
Passing Criteria:
To pass the Certified Human–AI Control Specialist (CHAICS) Certification Training exam, candidates must achieve a score of 70% or higher.
Safeguard your AI before it scales. Enroll in CHAICS to build provable control, resilient oversight, and security you can defend. Reserve your seat today.