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Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy

Online short course

Next start date

January 28, 2026

6 weeks of online weekly modules

6-8 hours of self-paced learning per week

Earn a digital certificate from MIT Sloan

Multiple payment options available

This course is for you if you want to:

Elevate your expertise

Refine your understanding of how AI can be applied to business strategy with relevant insights and continue to add value as a business leader.

Pioneer AI integration

Focus on the key AI technologies of machine learning, robotics, natural language processing, and generative AI, and learn to lead AI integration in your business.

Validate your knowledge

Gain proof of your knowledge in the form of a digital certificate of completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

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Create an account

Create a student profile on GetSmarter, then add your billing details.

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“I would highly recommend this online course to business leaders seeking a challenging but manageable six-week primer on AI and its emerging use in businesses today. It is a great balance of learning AI history and terminology, coupled with lots of current applications and use cases, interesting perspectives from fellow classmates, the useful opportunity to solidify and build your learning through written assignments, the ethics of AI, and great Learning Facilitators. The course is very well done.”

–– Fred L. | Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development UL, Inc.

Choose a flexible payment plan

We offer accessible financing options so that nothing stands in the way of your success.

Payment options


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Pay in installments
You may opt for a two-part payment plan, with the first installment due prior to the course start date.

Get sponsored by your employer
Of our past students, 37 percent of our students have received employer assistance, and you can too. All you need to register is your sponsor’s name, email, and billing address. They’ll receive an email with instructions.

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An Enrollment Specialist can answer any questions you have about the course, learning outcomes, and payment options.

Phone: 617-997-4979
Email: mitsloan@getsmarter.com

How you’ll learn

Every course is broken down into manageable, weekly modules, designed to accelerate your learning process through diverse learning activities:

Work through your downloadable and online instructional material.

Interact with your peers and learning facilitators through weekly class-wide forums and reviewed small group discussions.

Enjoy a wide range of interactive content, including video lectures, infographics, live polls, and more.

Investigate rich, real-world case studies.

Technical requirements

In order to complete this course, you’ll need a current email account and access to a computer and the internet, as well as a PDF Reader. You may need to view Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, and read and create documents in Microsoft Word or Excel.

We recommend that you use Google Chrome as your internet browser when accessing the Online Campus. Although this is not a requirement, we have found that this browser performs best for ease of access to course material.

Certain courses may require additional software and resources. These additional software and resource requirements will be communicated to you upon registration and/or at the beginning of the course. Please note that Google, Vimeo, and YouTube may be used in our course delivery, and if these services are blocked in your jurisdiction, you may have difficulty in accessing course content. Please check with an Enrollment Specialist before registering for this course if you have any concerns about this affecting your experience with the Online Campus.

Your success team

GetSmarter, with whom MIT Sloan and MIT CSAIL are collaborating to deliver this online program, provides a personalized approach to online education that ensures you’re supported throughout your learning journey.

 Head learning facilitator

A subject expert from GetSmarter, approved by the University, will guide you through your learning journey.

Success adviser

Your one-on-one support at GetSmarter, available during University hours (9a.m.–5p.m. EST) to address technical or administrative questions.

Global success team

This team from GetSmarter is available 24/7 to solve your tech-related queries and concerns.

Why GetSmarter?

MIT Sloan and MIT CSAIL are collaborating with online education provider GetSmarter to create a new class of learning experience — one that is higher-touch, intimate, and personalized for the working professional.

GetSmarter delivers online education from world-leading universities and institutions to transform the lives of thousands of students across the globe. GetSmarter’s online certificate courses are designed to advance your career and fit in with your busy lifestyle. Each course is expert-led, fully supported and community-based, helping you build career-critical skills. GetSmarter is owned by 2U.

The MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s leading business schools, emphasizing innovation in practice and research, with a mission to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world, and to generate ideas that advance management practice. The school’s focus on action learning means that students are able to apply concepts learned in the classroom to real-world business settings. Through its collaborative spirit, MIT Sloan welcomes and celebrates diverse viewpoints, creating an environment where new ideas grow and thrive.

MIT Sloan Executive Education offers nondegree executive programs led by MIT Sloan faculty to provide business professionals from around the world with a targeted and flexible means to advance their career development goals and position their organizations for future growth. By collaborating with GetSmarter, a leader in online education, MIT Sloan Executive Education is able to deliver its executive programs through a dynamic, interactive, digital learning platform.

The MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) is the largest research laboratory at MIT and one of the world’s most important centers of information technology research, with an AI Lab founded in 1959. MIT CSAIL believes that computation is the key to creating a successful future. Members focus on the future of computing, on making computers more capable, and developing the science and capabilities of computing through advances in all aspects of computer science, including the theory of computation, systems research, and artificial intelligence.