BC + AI certifications
Four practical AI programs. One shared promise: leave with work you can use.
The Responsible AI Professional certification is for people making deployment calls. Animation is for artists building a real studio pipeline. The AI Upgrade rebuilds creative workflow for professionals who need AI woven into their craft. Local AI Fundamentals is for people who want to run models and agents on their own machine.
Choose your track
Start with the work you need to do next.
Registration, waitlist, and partner links live on each program page.
Governance & leadership
Responsible AI Professional
Put responsible AI into practice.
You leave with
A governance dossier: Personal AI Inventory, Ethics Assessment, Deployment Checklist, Ethics Impact Assessment, and custom assistant.
- Nearly 30 professionals across the first RAP cohorts.
- Four governance artifacts built against real AI deployment scenarios.
Cohort 3 · September 18, 2026
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Creative production
Animation Accelerator
Direct a portfolio-ready animated short with a real studio pipeline.
You leave with
A finished animated short, a repeatable production map, and a clearer directing practice.
- 17 of 20 paid seats filled in Cohort 1.
- Cohort 3 is complete and now part of the program archive.
Cohort 4 · September 21–October 5, 2026
Cohort 5 · October 31, 2026
BC + AI · Creative workflow
AI Upgrade
Rebuild your creative workflow with AI without losing your craft.
You leave with
A rebuilt creative workflow, personal AI toolkit, and repeatable process for your own craft.
- Eight six-week cohorts run across the AI Upgrade lineage.
- 200+ creative professionals trained across the 2024–2026 lineage, in film, design, writing, marketing, and production.
Next cohort · Dates to be announced
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Local models and agents
Local AI Fundamentals
Run local models and agents on your own machine.
You leave with
A local AI orchestrator running on your own machine, plus a small model you trained and gave a persona.
- Four weekly sessions, 90 minutes live on Zoom, plus about 90 minutes of work between sessions.
- Online only. Hands-on labs run over a VPN into the partner machine.
Cohort 1 · November 11 to December 2, 2026
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Decide fast
Compare the four programs.
What all four have in common
Practical AI training for people doing real work.
Artifacts, not attendance
Every program ends with usable work: a governance dossier, an animated short, a rebuilt creative workflow, or a local AI orchestrator on your machine.
Practitioners in the room
The instructors are building governance frameworks, studio pipelines, community screenings, and creative systems in public.
Small cohorts with signal
RAP is built around nearly 30 professionals, Animation filled 17 of 20 paid seats in Cohort 1, and the AI Upgrade lineage trained 200+ creatives across eight completed 2024–2026 cohorts.
A community after the cohort
Participants land inside the BC + AI network: office hours, meetups, Film Club, and people who are wrestling with the same work.
In the room
Workshops, cohorts, and the screens where the work happens.
Photos: Michelle Diamond · Michael Caswell
Artifact forge
How a program turns into usable work.
Toggle a track and step through the working arc. The details change by program; the standard does not.
01 · Apply online
Choose your program and register on Luma. Most programs are limited to small cohorts.
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Still deciding?
Pick the page that matches the work in front of you.
Governance if you are accountable for AI decisions. Animation if you need a finished short. AI Upgrade if your whole creative workflow needs rebuilding. Local AI Fundamentals if you want models and agents running on your own machine.