Institutional review board (IRB)
A committee that reviews and approves research involving human subjects, including the collection and use of data such as medical images, to ensure the research meets ethical and consent standards; IRB approval covering AI model training specifically is a strong provenance-test signal for health-related synthetic data.
Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 2 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Certified AI Data Governance Professional (CADGP).
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
A required oversight body at nearly every American university and research hospital, governed by federal human-subjects research regulations, that reviews the informed-consent process for any research involving a human participant before that research begins; cited in this topic as a real-world precedent for the three-part informed consent standard.
A committee that reviews and approves research involving human subjects, including the collection and use of data such as medical images, to ensure the research meets ethical and consent standards; IRB approval covering AI model training specifically is a strong provenance-test signal for health-related synthetic data.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first module of every program is free with a free account.
- Synthetic data: when it protects, when it launders, and how to tell · Feeding the Machines, Certified AI Data Governance Professional (CADGP)
- Consent, deletion, and nothing leaves the room · The Demystification Lab, Senior AI Scam Defense
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.