The Best AI Certifications for SaaS Product Owners

Disclaimer: I asked ChatGPT to summarize this post with a black-and-white picture… that’s what it chose. Wannafightaboutit?!

This is a “stick to your lane” post to a degree, but we’ve gotten the question enough that it warranted some research… research that we wanted to share, regarding a question that we think deserves a thoughtful answer… for both current product owners and those wishing to make headway in the skillset.

The Question: With SaaS product-ownership leaning heavily into A.I. optimization, what are the best certifications to focus on as someone wanting to play in this space?

Alas, here's a list of AI certifications categorized by focus area, which should help software engineers in this space (and others!) ramp up based on their roles and goals...

1. AI & Machine Learning Engineering Certifications

Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer (Google Cloud)
AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty (Amazon AWS)
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (Microsoft)
TensorFlow Developer Certificate (Google/TensorFlow)
IBM AI Engineering Professional Certificate (Coursera, by IBM)
Certified Artificial Intelligence Engineer (CAIE) (United States Artificial Intelligence Institute - USAII®)

2. AI Governance, Ethics, & Compliance Certifications

Certified Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) (United States Artificial Intelligence Institute - USAII®)
MIT AI Ethics and Governance Certification (MIT Sloan & CSAIL)
Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist (CEET) (CertNexus)
Responsible AI Certification (World Economic Forum - AI Governance Alliance)

3. AI for Data Science & Analytics Certifications

Certified AI & Machine Learning Practitioner (CAIML) (CertNexus)
IBM Data Science Professional Certificate (Coursera, by IBM)
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate (Google/Coursera)

4. General AI Foundations & Upskilling for Software Engineers

Andrew Ng’s AI For Everyone (Coursera, by DeepLearning.AI)
Microsoft AI Fundamentals (AI-900) (Microsoft)‍
Stanford CS229: Machine Learning (Online) (Stanford University - Open Course)

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