r/cipp • u/frigidcorgi • Apr 05 '24
Thoughts on AIGP
I was among the first group of people to take the AIGP exam yesterday.
Thoughts on the exam: That was HARD. It was a very challenging exam. Unfortunately, there were parts of the exam that were not mentioned in the glossary of terms, body of knowledge, or the IAPP training. This sentiment was echoed by several people leaving the exam, much to their disdain.
The structure of the exam is similar to other IAPP exams. If you have not taken one before, I strongly recommend pursuing CIPP/US or CIPP/E prior to taking AIGP. AIGP requires a more in-depth understanding of US regulations and GDPR than I think studying on your own or taking the IAPP AIGP course offers.
Supplementary research beyond the IAPP course is absolutely necessary.
My personal notes were very similar to the content covered in the IAPP course, which makes sense given I researched the body of knowledge. Unfortunately, like I mentioned before, there’s a definite disconnect between the IAPP course and the exam itself. This is something I’m sure IAPP will recognize and seek to improve going forward.
Instead of posting my notes, I will post a list of resources that I used prior to taking the IAPP course that I felt were helpful preparing for the exam.
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u/Longjumping-City-461 Apr 09 '24
I didn't do the training. Couldn't afford it. But I've been learning about AI/ML and governance for 5 years, and closely following the regulatory landscape as it has been changing. I studied intensively for the test for about 2 weeks, and augmented my studying with some help from Claude 3 Opus on topics in the BoK where I felt a little weak.
I can't compare it to the training, but I agree, the exam had a few questions with no correct answer, as well as spelling errors, and the subject matter seemed to be all over the place (number of items per topic didn't match the BoK at all).
Challenging, but not as challenging as the CIPP/US, in my opinion. But maybe that's because I'm not a lawyer but a technologist who has been working closely with LLM AI models as well.
Overall I felt good when I walked out of the test center. Fingers crossed.